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The Ministry of Power has contracted private energy companies, Oasis African Resources and Azuri Technologies to bring affordable, pay-as-you-go solar power to 100,000 off-grid homes in Ghana.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The two-year project aligns with the Government\u2019s current efforts to bring reliable, renewable power to Ghanaians.<\/p>\n

The deployment plan will focus on cocoa farming regions, and be distributed in association with agricultural co-operatives and women-based organisations. <\/span><\/p>\n

The large-scale roll-out builds on previous pilot deployments in Ghana, which have proven the success of this solution for rural Ghanaians over the last 18 months.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the energy crisis in Ghana has been intensifying, discussion has mainly focused on the business and urban residential populations, who are now experiencing rolling blackouts of 24 hours or more. However, these recent debates obscure the pre-existing challenges for those Ghanaians, predominantly in rural regions, living permanently off the grid.<\/span><\/p>\n

Data available indicates that about 80% of Ghana\u2019s population have access to the grid, however there are about 5 million people in rural Ghana most of whom are not likely to be connected in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Azuri Technologies\u2019 internationally acclaimed home solar systems bring top class European design with high quality components to provide enough clean and reliable power for daily home lighting and mobile phone charging. The project will deploy Azuri\u2019s flagship product Quad, and include 4 high quality LED lamps, mobile phone charging and a Radio\/MP3 player.<\/p>\n

Crucially, instead of an upfront cost, the system can be purchased through a Pay-As-You-Go model.<\/p>\n

This model allows you to use the systems while paying for it by the regular purchase of top-up credit, typically costing less than the lighting costs and phone charging fees being replaced.<\/p>\n

The Minister for Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor commented, \u201cThis initiative supports the Government\u2019s commitment to fully incorporate renewable energy into our energy supply mix, as outlined by the President during his State of the Nation\u2019s Address. The Ministry of Power is pleased to support this project for rural households, and will also explore other avenues with Oasis, Azuri and other\u00a0renewable energy partners to establish solar as a significant and reliable power source for micro enterprises in both rural and urban communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Isaac Kodom, CEO of Oasis added, \u201cOasis has a vision to become a leading private power solutions company that delivers outstanding, innovative products to meet the demands of today\u2019s energy provision. We are committed to developing long-term relationships with strategic partners in the energy sector \u2013 we are very excited by Azuri\u2019s innovation and the Government\u2019s commitment towards this initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO of Azuri, concluded, \u201cAzuri is delighted to be helping bring high quality domestic solar power to rural Ghana. Azuri\u2019s Quad solar home system brings affordable power to rural households and provides the starting point for families to embrace clean renewable power and ultimately to access power for economic gain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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By: Eugenia Tekorang\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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