Solar home systems are another good option for Thailand. If they continue to be distributed to the villagers free of charge as part of government demonstration projects as they have been in the past, the government should take careful steps to ensure that there is adequate follow up with the maintenance of the project. In all cases, whether or not the government is distributing the Solar Home System (SHS) or other PV technologies, standards testing needs to be carried out to ensure that the
products being supplied are of high quality