Solar Harvest 採電學社
Solar Energy Support Scheme for Schools and Welfare Non-Governmental Organizations 學校及非政府福利機構太陽能支援計劃
Brief introduction about Solar harvest to the principals of the eligible schools 給全港各校校長的採電學社內容簡介
Objective of the scheme
To subsidise and assist schools and welfare NGOs in installing small-scale solar PV systems at their premises
Eligibility
Non-Government primary, secondary and special schools as
well as kindergartens which are non-profit-making, including
aided, caput, Direct Subsidy Scheme; kindergartens joining
the kindergarten education scheme and non-profit-making
private schools
Welfare NGOs which are receiving recurrent subventions
from the Social Welfare Department (SWD)
Assistance to be provided under the Scheme
(1) One-stop service to help eligible schools and welfare NGOs
install small-scale solar PV systems at their premises
(2) Facilitate the handling of Feed-in Tariff (FiT) applications for
participating schools and welfare NGOs
(3) Installation costs and costs of professional services will be
fully covered by the Government
Scope of the scheme
Only solar PV system is covered, with installed capacity of around
10kW; system with installed capacity of above 10kW will also be
considered on a case-by-case basis
Installation of new solar PV system
Installation/replacement of components of existing solar PV system
Solar PV systems for installation on rooftop, land and other locations
can be considered
The Scheme will provide educational kits, such as real-time monitoring
and display systems, for educational purposes related to renewable
energy systems.
Operation and maintenance of the system
Schools and welfare NGOs:
(1) will be the owner of the solar PV systems installed under the scheme
(2) will need to undertake to operate the solar PV systems installed under the scheme for
the entire lifetime of the solar PV systems concerned or up to end of 2033, whichever
is the earlier
(3) will need to bear the costs of the on-going operation and maintenance of the solar PV
systems, as well as eventual removal of the solar PV systems at the end of the
systems' service lives
(4) shall make use of the FiT payments received or other funding sources to finance the
on-going maintenance of their solar PV systems
PMG offers One-year defects liability period with repair and maintenance services; provide a budget for the second year of maintenance services for schools or welfare NGOs to choose