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Microgrids and Mobile Tech Bring Solar Power to Rural Kenya
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16.04.2015
in July 2014, Kenyan renewable energy firm SteamaCo set up a solar microgrid in Entasopia a remote area on the southern savannah. Some 70 people in Entasopia are now benefiting from SteamaCo's solar microgrid project.
According to SteamaCo's website, the company operates 23 power and water microgrids in East Africa and Nepal.
Tapping into Kenya's abundance of sunshine, the company has installed high-capacity solar panels at power hubs, where energy is stored in high-voltage batteries.
Each hub can harvest up to 5.6 kilowatts of power, enough to supply electricity to nearly 100 households and businesses, depending on their usage and distance from the hub.
According to SteamaCo founder and technical director Sam Duby, the company is currently serving around 700 customers, with its hubs producing a total of 61 kilowatts.
Duby said
"From the power hub we use underground cables to supply electricity to homes and businesses, We provide basic wiring in each customer's premises, but any further wiring or extension is done by the customers themselves."
According to SteamaCo's website, the company operates 23 power and water microgrids in East Africa and Nepal.
Tapping into Kenya's abundance of sunshine, the company has installed high-capacity solar panels at power hubs, where energy is stored in high-voltage batteries.
Each hub can harvest up to 5.6 kilowatts of power, enough to supply electricity to nearly 100 households and businesses, depending on their usage and distance from the hub.
According to SteamaCo founder and technical director Sam Duby, the company is currently serving around 700 customers, with its hubs producing a total of 61 kilowatts.
Duby said
"From the power hub we use underground cables to supply electricity to homes and businesses, We provide basic wiring in each customer's premises, but any further wiring or extension is done by the customers themselves."
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