Solar Energy Foundation, solar PV in Ethiopia – Ashden Award winner

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This video can be downloaded here: www.ashdenawards.org Solar Energy Foundation won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2009. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog ashdenawards.blogspot.com You also follow us on Facebook bit.ly Twitter twitter.com The Solar Energy Foundation has opened up new horizons for 10000 villagers in Rema, Ethiopia and nearby. Their homes now have electricity for the first time thanks to 2000 new solar home systems costing families just 75 pence a month. Young people now have the chance to train as solar technicians in an International Solar School. Graduates of the scheme have opened four Solar Centres in other areas of Ethiopia with a further 8500 solar home systems due to be installed by the end of the year.

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3 Responses to “Solar Energy Foundation, solar PV in Ethiopia – Ashden Award winner”

  1. ryuson2000 Says:
    July 16th, 2010 at 11:52 am

    that’s pretty cool

  2. etdani1 Says:
    July 16th, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    this is a good start i hope to see more of this ppl reaching out our rural areas. .

  3. brayn06 Says:
    July 16th, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    good job

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