Opening of brand new Renewable Energy Centre
The first ever Zambian solar installation training course took place at the Pumulani Renewable Energy Centre today. This is fantastic news and we thank founders Laureijs and Gerda Smulders for putting this dream in motion as a private venture many years ago.
Laureis Smulders training Installers at the Pumulani Renewable Energy Centre.
SolarAid will be training up to 12 Installers in the coming months, providing extra support to the existing Macro Solar systems and meeting the demands of hard-to-reach rural areas.
SolarAid Zambia has identified 12 new locations and plans to install 30 systems by the end of May. This will bring the total number of installations to 46. Present funding will allow us to install 76 installations by mid 2011. However, with the revolution in LED technology we hope to install an even greater number!
Please support us today as we strive to establish solar power throughout Zambia.
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Fantastic news. When I was there in January it was just a shell, a large shed in a clearing. Really excited to hear that it's now training Zambia's new generation of solar engineers eliminating the need to rely on staff from foreign aid agencies. Good luck to the Smulders. Andy
great done u are, and i want to congratulate u, u all are doing a such nice work,,,
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