**8. Conclusions**

Electrification systems based on the use of renewable energy sources are suitable for providing electricity to isolated communities autonomously. However, there are barriers that hinder this process and, between them, the major one is lack of local capacities. In this context, Practical Action (Peru), Engineers Without Borders (Spain), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) and Green Empowerment (USA) are promoting the CEDECAP, a capacity development center in Peru that support the implementation of energy projects and trains farmers, community leaders, policy makers and students of technical degrees and universities. In 2006-2009, 22 courses were developed with 484 participants and 22 educational materials.

The future challenge of CEDECAP is to strengthen and to consolidate its role within formal education, both in professional schools and universities, to increase professional's training, upgrade research and keep on working to insert renewable energy projects on the political agenda as a definitive step for promoting and improving their impact.
