Power supply is the golden thread that connects three facets of sustainability: economic prosperity, social progress, and living within environmental constraints. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest concentration of people without access to modern energy, with rural people in general and low-income people, in particular, suffering the most. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, just 36% of […]
A mini-grid is a self-contained power system or an integrated local generating and distribution system with an installed capacity of less than 1MW that can serve multiple end customers while remaining independent of the national grid. A mini-grid can provide reliable and affordable electricity in remote areas where population density is insufficient to justify connecting […]
According to the United Nation, 3 billion of the world’s population still rely on coal, wood, charcoal, and animal waste for their cooking and heat generation. This impacts the environment in negative ways, resulting in 600,000 deaths annually. This is why the UN created Goal 7 which is divided into three targets. The first target reads […]
One of the areas of greatest concern from our prospects who are just beginning their journey into switching to renewables is the procurement of quality equipment. It is usually this challenge that leads them to us in the first place. If you, like our new clients, have been wondering how to begin your transition to […]
The lack of publicly available hybrid energy models for businesses and communities in Africa, such as hybrid mini-grids, is a barrier that must be overcome in order to overcome issues in electrification planning, regulation, life-cycle operation, finance, and funding for businesses and communities. Despite its abundant energy resources, Africa has the lowest electrification rate in […]
