Program · Clean energy
Power owned by the people who use it
Solar micro-grids replace kerosene in off-grid villages. The community owns and runs each grid, and most pay for themselves in 18 months.
- 94communities on clean power
- 18 motypical payback
- 30more micro-grids planned
- 2019first grid switched on
How it works
Our approach
- Step 01
Ask the village first
A grid only goes where the community asks for it and elects a committee to own it from day one.
- Step 02
Build and train locally
Local technicians install the panels and storage, then learn to repair every part without outside help.
- Step 03
Fund it forward
Small monthly fees cover upkeep and repay the build, then fund the next village's grid.
On the record
Where we work
- No. 61Turkana micro-gridsKenyaSince 2019
- No. 48Rajasthan micro-gridsIndiaSince 2023
The full register, with coordinates for every site, is on the home page.
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Give monthly and you get your site's coordinates, then a photo from the same spot every year.