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A solar Panel - not sure what they are powering here though! |
For a country situation at the equator and has on average 12 hours of sunlight throughout the year, you would think there was a lot of awareness and usage of clean energy - solar energy
I would be the first one to admit that it is easy to get comfortable in what we know rather than venture into 'unnecessary hustle' of getting into something new. However, here is a list of some websites with the information on solar energy products; i havent used them personally, but it surely will be better than having black outs 7 days a week.
http://www.solanterns.com/ - they dont say where you can buy the products but i am sure somewhere in Industrial area would play home for them; at best just email them via the contact details for where to buy their products. A lantern cost KES 2,000; a lot yet little enough to enable some kind in a disadvantaged family/situation do homework and keep up in school for a better future. They do have many more products as well
Toughstuff is another - http://www.toughstuffonline.com/pages/toughstuffs-modular-product-range their product are also affordable for the intended market. Am not sure they do large scale solar panel but i suppose if you need energy for your phone, general basic lighting and minimal computer use their kit would do. Once again am not sure where their products are sold in Kenya but it looks like they have adopted TOMS model of buy one and donate one!
others - http://portablelight.org/about and barefoot energy - nickg@barefootpower.com
obviously the big boys like Multichoice Kenya etc might have bigger more expensive products for the solar needs.
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