Operations Specialists for Africa, specialized in access to essential services. Helping you thrive in the most promising but challenging markets
Paris, France
Joined January 2013
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TurnThePowerOn.co retweeted
🇧🇯 Bénin - L’inquiétude est grande alors que le nord du Bénin, fragilisé par des tensions communautaires, le dérèglement climatique et la gestion contestée des aires naturelles. Un terreau idéal pour les groupes armés terroristes.
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After a group of mini-grid customers received income-generating or productive use appliances—their average monthly consumption increased by >50%, our #MiniGrid Innovation Lab found ⬇️ (1/3)
#renewableenergy
We are very proud and excited to work on this very ambitious project with such great partners in #Benin @Akuo_Energy @SparkMeter @USTDA
(1/2) USTDA is helping expand #CleanEnergy access to rural communities in #Benin. Read the press release: go.usa.gov/xMcTZ
This project supports the U.S. government’s @powerafricaus and @prosperafricaus initiatives.
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This article (also available in Engish) in @afrik21 highlights our upcoming #DigitalTransformation contract in Benin! We were selected as the prime contractor in a $1M grant from @USTDA going to @Pwr_On and @Akuo_Energy to improve the operations of dozens of minigrids.
@SparkMeter numérisera la gestion des mini- #réseauxverts au #Bénin . Pour réaliser ce projet, le fournisseur de #technologie de comptage intelligent et d’analyse de réseau reçoit une subvention de l’ @USTDA @Akuo_Energy
#afrik21 #Energie #energieverte
afrik21.africa/benin-sparkme…
TurnThePowerOn.co retweeted
An incredible video from @Pwr_On about the massive impact of #minigrids in a small village in Benin - watch the video and read their story about how they are transforming their off-grid solution from diesel to #solar
goo.gl/vRFdcU
!! VERSION FRANÇAISE CI-DESSOUS !!
Dear friends,
It has been a while since we poste... gofundme.com/turnthepoweron?…
TurnThePowerOn.co retweeted
Vous avez entendu parler du Bénin 🇧🇯 mais n'y avez jamais été : sans réfléchir, que vous évoque ce pays ? #LeBeninVuDeLExterieur
Vous êtes béninois(e) ou y avez déjà été ? Ne répondez pas SVP, retweetez (-:
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392 votes • Final results« I am a zemidjan (taxi-moto) and I also take care of my field. I think I’ll buy a television soon, to be able to watch the news. It is really important to me. I have a lot of projects now that electricity is here, but this is on top of my list!
Humans … ift.tt/2DoCatJ
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Congrats @HuskPowerSystem on raising $20m commercial finance for their PV-battery-biomass hybrid tech and PayGo biz model. Hopefully a watershed moment for #minigrids sector. Look fw to see the planned 300 GMGs in #India and #Tanzania in next 4 years! xitter.gq/emmaumiller/status/952…
Very pleased to announce Husk closed $20mln commercial round for mini-grids in India and Africa. This is a great signal for the off-grid utility sector huskpowersystems.com/husk-po…
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If gov'ts & donors provide off-grid #solar practically for free, solar #socent won't grow. Subsidies = wrong solution for access, says @JorundBuen :
bit.ly/2qEdk3A
#SolarPower #emergingmarkets #socialenterprise #solarenergy
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If the world continues its reduction of extreme poverty at the current rate, we could see an end to the most extreme form of poverty (less than $2 a day) in the next 20 years.
100 years ago, 80% of human beings lived below that poverty line.
(This is adjusted for prices.)
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In December, our crowdfunding campaign was selected by GoFundMe's team as part of their Give Back program, and was awarded a thousand euros!! We are incredibly grateful for their generosity. Very few campaigns among the thousands currently onlin… ift.tt/2Arsmtk
In 1990, Nelson Mandela is free at last. But his mother died when he was in prison, and he never had a chance to visit her grave back in Qunu, the village he grew up in.
A few months after his release, he was finally able to go.
Back in Qunu « In seein… ift.tt/2CyaWQX
Change someone's life forever
Children like Pedro will be able to unleash their full potential and change their village. Entrepreneurs like Evelyne will multiply their income. Families, like Grégoire's family, will live better and in better health.
Eve… ift.tt/2C0xxCS
The entire world celebrated the day when Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison, where he spent 27 years for fighting apartheid. A few days after his release, Mandela and his wife Winnie were able to return to Johannesburg. But his return to the… ift.tt/2DtIu02
« Everyday, my kids would ask me to get electricity for our home. They would not give me a break! Eventually I gave in, and it’s true that everybody is doing much better now. Children can do their homework, and I can cook and even sell more in my shop! I… ift.tt/2CN09Ph
Candles and Poverty
Shortly after he settled in the Alexandra Township, near Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela got a job as a clerk. However, his pay was barely enough for him to survive.
The township did not have electricity. The most vital item he had to … ift.tt/2BNQPh6
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#Benin #team229 #t229 #electricity #electricityforall #se4all #grid #minigrid #power #light #solar #solarenergy #renewableenergy #renewables #power #development #animals #cute #goat #life #instagood #sunset #endofday #nat… ift.tt/2BHJCPN
