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Rwanda’s MeshPower Unveils Solar Mini-Grid

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A renewable energy firm,  MeshPower has unveiled a 4 Kw AC/DC solar mini-grid in Gitaraga village, Bugesera District in Eastern Rwanda to provide clean energy access to 196 households and 15 businesses, nine of which are operated by women.

The mini-grid is expected to only improve the standard of living in the community, but also offer new economic opportunities and enhance the productivity of businesses in the village, which is currently not served by the national grid.

“Developers of small mini-grids are more likely to recover their costs and remain profitable if they power small industries and businesses, as well as households. Our role has been to promote productive uses for electricity among their customers by engaging with welders, tailors, hair dressers etc., and help them develop their capacity to use the electricity to increase their productivity and profitability. It is a win-win situation for everyone involved,” says Victor Hakuzwumuremyi SOGER Programme Manager at Energy 4 Impact.


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Energy 4 Impact offers entrepreneurs training in business management skills (such as record keeping, marketing, customer care), in appliance use, health and safety standards. It also provides ongoing support on technical and transaction advisory services to MeshPower to develop a sustainable business model for the project. This includes, financing, system design and customs and tariff modeling.

Techmoran reported that MeshPower operates 69 solar mini-grids that supply electricity to over 2,400 households and small businesses across Rwanda. These mini-grids are among the several private sector-led efforts to fast track the realisation of the Rwandan government’s vision of achieving universal electricity coverage by 2024. Availability of affordable, reliable energy is also supportive of the drive towards industrialisation, a precursor for jobs creation and economic development and drive towards a middle income status.

“By powering homes, we enable villagers to improve their standard of living. By powering businesses and productive enterprises, we enable economic development at the village-level by generating employment and revenue,” says Julie Roberts, Project Manager at MeshPower.


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