We No Longer Speak of Electricity Cuts at FECECAV

The staff at FECECAV's HQ in Kpalime "ne parlent plus de coupure." That was the idea! In addition, Daniel let me know in a recent email that "les factures ont sensiblement baissé" - electric bills have gone down. This is great news, and means that the solar panels are producing enough power to offset FECECAV's usage in a significant way.

Updates:

Aminou is dilligently maintaining the system's batteries, but recently had to go to Lome to find more distilled water! SunPower Afrique continues to provide Aminou with the financial support he needs to purchase such maintenance supplies, as well as compensation for his labor.


























Ashley, PCV extraordinaire, has become a critical field partner for SunPower Afrique. Over the past several months Ashley has kept on-the-ground operations moving forward and coordinating between myself, our technicians, FECECAV and other partners. We are so grateful to have her as an official field partner!

We are developing several additional projects in Togo, outside of the microfinance scope, as enthusiasm for solar continues to spread, and hope to have some work for Aminou, Koffi and their teams this year. This will be in addition to the installations SunPower Afrique will be carrying out in June/July 2011. We plan these 3 rural installations at the one-year anniversary of the pilot project, in collaboration with SIDI. These branches, devoid of any current power source, will embody SunPower Afrique's mission, and we are excited to make them happen this year.