Kenya: World Cup Fever Goes to Remote Villages Thanks to Local Solar Mini-Grids

In the village of Sidonge, a remote rural and off-grid community in western Kenya, the main street comes alive at night with locals crowding into their community video hall to watch the World Cup games on a large screen.

For most of the villagers, the video hall is the only way to catch the action and it is made possible because of a solar mini-grid, which generates affordable electricity. The power is supplied on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) basis to the community by RVE.Sol (Rural Village Energy Solutions Lda.) who developed, owns and operates the Sidonge mini-grid. RVE.Sol is a social enterprise, which leverages renewable energy technologies and innovative micro-financing models to benefit some of the world's poorest communities.

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