This year ( 2018) , we are seeking to develop funding and other partnerships to implement solar power projects in Kenya. In order to meet their power requirements, these projects are designed and integrated with eco-friendly solar systems within their architectural plans. Kenya is a great place to install solar power because of its high solar intensity throughout the year.
Other than this, the government is currently offering great tax incentives to people and organizations that wish to adopt solar power systems within their projects. With the right partnership in place, we are proposing to install between 1.5kW to 5 kW solar systems for at least one SME business project, 2 churches, one residential solar community project, and one County Solar City’ Project. We hope that these projects will start a trend that will become a standard for other projects in Kenya in the near future.
It is widely accepted that one of the key characteristics of a flourishing economy is a vibrant small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. However, without reliable electricity, it is impossible for SMEs to establish themselves. Integrating between 2-5kW solar power systems within an SME project design could go a long way in ensuring that a business that requires a constant supply of power is able to start and run successfully. In order to demonstrate this concept, we have proposed to integrate a solar power installation for an entrepreneur who is currently planning to invest in a chicken raring
business in Kiambu County.
Churches offer a great opportunity to pilot solar projects. They pay huge electricity bills yet have great cash flows that can be used to get them up-to 100% off grid solar. We are proposing to work on two church in Nairobi that will initially aim for 70% solar power in the initial but will be potentially scaled up to 100% solar power.
Off-plan properties typically offer potential clients the opportunity to buy prior to
construction beginning at a significant discount, often with a small deposit requirement.
We are proposing to work with a community housing development project in Machakos
County to put all the new homes on solar. Our engineers are currently working with the
project developer to offer the buyer plans that will include options to integrate 30%, 70%
or 100 % solar systems within the architectural designs of their properties. The design
concept for each home is shown is below.
Finally, Kisumu County has a high proportion of sunny days, peaky demand profile for
power and relatively high electricity costs for public facilities. This makes Kisumu City
the ideal location to pilot our new Solar City concept. The concept is aimed at bringing
together a group of partner organizations that will include the county government,
venture capital partners, banks, technology providers, Non-Governmental partners
among others working us. The Objective of the Project is to undertake an industrial,
commercial and residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems implementation focused on innovation and with the goal of replicating the outcomes from trial areas and households
to other counties.
Our solar solution chart is presented below:
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