Enphase has partnered with Beacon Power Services to provide a clean and reliable energy alternative in Abuja, Nigeria.
Due to the lack of the good quality of infrastructures, anticipative
politics, and efficient technologies, in a vast city like Abuja, Nigeria, the
access to a pure water and electricity remains a huge problem.
The habitants and authorities are aware of that, and progressively try to
tackle the issue by combining a set of approaches. Today, Connectikpeople has
received a note wherein Enphase has partnered with BeaconPower Services to provide a clean and
reliable
energy alternative in Abuja, Nigeria through piloting an innovative
solar energy microgrid system. Belonging to Clinton Global Initiative
commitment to help address energy challenges in Nigeria and reduce their
dependency on polluting diesel generators, the microgrid systems use of
microinverter technology, designed and provided by Enphase, will allow local
non-specialist electricians and laborers to install and maintain all aspects of
the system.
Under the terms of agreement, Beacon Power Services will manage the local training
and installation of the system, as well as provide ongoing support for the
project.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration report on Nigeria in October 2012, Nigeria experienced power outages on average
of 46 days per year between 2007 and 2008, with many outages lasting six hours
at a time.
Connectikpeople may recall that, the Enphase pilot commitment aims to
provide clean, reliable energy to Sundry
Foods, located in Abuja, Nigeria. This demonstration
project is an effort to prove the scalability of a solar microgrid system in a
country where traditional forms of electricity are unreliable and harmful to
the environment.
About Enphase Energy, Inc.
Enphase Energy delivers microinverter technology for the solar industry
that increases energy production, simplifies design and installation, improves
system uptime and reliability, reduces fire safety risk and provides a platform
for intelligent energy management. Our semiconductor-based microinverter system
converts energy at the individual solar module level and brings a systems-based,
high technology approach to solar energy generation.
About the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global
Initiative (CGI), an initiative of Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement innovative
solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have
brought together more than 150 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and
hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists,
and members of the media. To date, CGI members have made more than 2,500
commitments, which are already improving the lives of more than 430 million
people in over 180 countries. When fully funded and implemented, these
commitments will be valued at $87.9 billion.
