With 13.5 kW already installed, the focus was on improving outage resilience rather than putting up more solar.

The Mwinda Fund is aiming to distribute $500 million in grants for minigrids, solar home systems and clean cooking solutions in DR Congo by 2030. It is already backed by $65 million in funding from ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The rapid adoption of solar home systems in Malawi is producing a matching increase in the use of lead-acid batteries. These batteries have a ...

The short lifetime of lead-acid batteries in solar home systems can significantly increase their life-cycle environmental impacts. Studies show that under such conditions, the global warming potential ...