{"id":2462,"date":"2020-06-12T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T07:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2022-11-07T11:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T10:25:05","slug":"fighting-poverty-with-solar-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/decentralized-energy\/fighting-poverty-with-solar-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Poverty with Solar Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"swe-post-header swe-post-header-image-right\"><div class=\"info\"><h1 itemprop=\"headline\">Fighting Poverty with Solar Power<\/h1><div class=\"subtitle\">Always a matter of money. <\/div><div class=\"blog-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/tag\/decentralized-energy\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"tag\">#Decentralized energy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/tag\/solar-energy\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"tag\">#Solar energy<\/a><\/div><div class=\"boxes\"><div class=\"wpulike sonnenallee-display wp_ulike_general_class\"><div class=\"grid\"><div class=\"count-box\"><span class=\"count-box\">1<\/span><\/div><div class=\"symbol\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"time\">5 Min.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"preview\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Afrika_Initiative_Header_1205x636-huette.jpg\"\/><div class=\"boxes callout\"><button class=\"share\">Share<\/button>    <div class=\"wpulike  sonnenallee-interactive\"><div class=\"wp_ulike_general_class wp_ulike_is_not_liked\"><button type=\"button\"\n                    data-ulike-id=\"2462\"\n                    data-ulike-nonce=\"ac1b424357\"\n                    data-ulike-type=\"post\"\n                    data-ulike-template=\"sonnenallee-interactive\"\n                    data-ulike-display-likers=\"0\"\n                    data-ulike-likers-style=\"popover\"\n                    class=\"wp_ulike_btn wp_ulike_put_text wp_post_btn_2462\"><span>Like<\/span>            <\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"av-share-box hidden callout\"><div class=\"share-content\"><span class=\"close\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/icons\/kreuz-dunkel.svg\"\/><\/span><h1>Share article<\/h1><h2>How do you want to share the article?<\/h2><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class=\"av-share-link av-social-link-mail\"><a aria-label=\"mail\" href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fsonnenallee.sma.de%2Fen%2Fdecentralized-energy%2Ffighting-poverty-with-solar-power%2F&amp;subject=Fighting%20Poverty%20with%20Solar%20Power\" title target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/mail.png\"\/><span class=\"avia_hidden_link_text\">mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"av-share-link av-social-link-facebook\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsonnenallee.sma.de%2Fen%2Fdecentralized-energy%2Ffighting-poverty-with-solar-power%2F&amp;t=Fighting%20Poverty%20with%20Solar%20Power\" title target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/facebook.png\"\/><span class=\"avia_hidden_link_text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n<div class=\"swe-post-container\">\n<div class=\"swe-author author\"><p><strong>Text:<\/strong> Diana Olbrich, 12.06.2020<\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-04a1b10d35550a643b98b6cb1ed0bc82'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>People in Europe contemplating whether to supply their homes with solar energy ask themselves one question above all others: \u201cIs it worth the investment?\u201d Around 7,000 kilometers to the south, it is an entirely different debate that takes place. That is because when people talk about solar energy in Africa, they are talking about more than just profitability. It is a question of poverty or progress.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6yy5o39-612a94a56256d73fb14b7277125d102a\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l6yy5o39-612a94a56256d73fb14b7277125d102a{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l6yy5o39-612a94a56256d73fb14b7277125d102a hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-hm5a1-e33e9b583b0998541c1cbb216dc489b0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-hm5a1-e33e9b583b0998541c1cbb216dc489b0 .avia_textblock{\n-webkit-column-count:2;\n-moz-column-count:2;\ncolumn-count:2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-e33e9b583b0998541c1cbb216dc489b0'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_multi_colums'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Electricity means time and money<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We can scarcely imagine everyday life without a sufficient electricity supply. We take having functioning lights and electronic devices at any time of the day for granted.<\/p>\n<p>But in many places on the African continent, for example, electricity is still not freely available. It is estimated that there are more than 600 million people there who are still living without electricity. Remote regions in particular are not connected to the utility grid. These people need to fetch wood and make a fire to prepare a cooked meal \u2013 something that is simply inconceivable in our Western world.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t just reduce the time they have available for education or work. Some places have just a few hours of electricity a day, which is produced by diesel generators. The harmful substances these emit are damaging not only to the environment, but also to people\u2019s health. But there are initiatives that have recognized this problem and are helping to give people access to affordable and clean electricity. Electricity from solar energy could be a solution, but someone has to shoulder the investment costs. <em>Sonnenallee<\/em> has taken a look at three different projects.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Advocates of more electricity in Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is one of the world\u2019s leading NGOs that are engineering and implementing solar-energy-based solutions for some of the poorest people in the world who live without any access at all to electricity. They have made it their mission to give people living in energy poverty a helping hand with their economic, educational, health and agricultural development. Since 1990, SELF has implemented projects in over 20 countries where solar energy has been used to provide healthcare, telemedicine, online learning and small business development. Sustainable development aid is particularly close to the organisation&#8217;s heart: numerous pilot projects have helped to establish a business model that could be self-sustained in communities over the long term, one that would eventually pave the way for the commercialization of solar electrification of homes in the developing world.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Commercialisation as an opportunity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuri-group.com\/\">Azuri PayGo Energy<\/a> is also bringing solar energy to Africa. Like SELF, they too want to help people to help themselves. Clean sources of energy such as solar and wind power are often unaffordable in rural Africa. A typical farmer there earns around USD 2\u20133 per day and on average spends USD 2\u20134 per week on fuel to power the lights and to charge telephones. With so little to spare after all his other living costs, he would barely be able to afford even a simple solar system costing US$70. Azuri is therefore transforming the prohibitive up-front costs of renewable energy using a combination of mobile and solar technology in a pay-as-you-go model.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works: After paying a small one-off installation fee for the Solar Home System, the user buys a scratch card or uses a mobile money service to top up the device. This top-up costs as much as 50 percent less than the current weekly budget for fuel and phone charging. These regular payments are used to pay back the costs of the solar system and, after 18 months, the customer assumes full ownership of the system and can use the renewable energy it produces at no further cost.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6yy7mqt-a2887d4cd1cb450ce75b1fb1d9a76718\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l6yy7mqt-a2887d4cd1cb450ce75b1fb1d9a76718{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l6yy7mqt-a2887d4cd1cb450ce75b1fb1d9a76718 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_swe_special_images '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full flex_column_div  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock \"><div class=\"swe-special-images swe-special-images-1 subtitle\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Afrika_Initiative_900x666.jpg\" alt=\"Africa drinking water social\" aria-label=\"Left: The \"Solvatten Solar Safe Water System\", which uses the sun to clean and heat the water in containers. Below: Since 1990 the \"Solar Electric Light Fund\" has implemented projects in more than 20 countries.\" \/><small class=\"copyright avia-copyright\">\u00a9 Solvatten\u00ae<\/small><\/div><span class=\"image-subtitle\"><span class=\"image-subtitle-inner image-description\">Left: The \"Solvatten Solar Safe Water System\", which uses the sun to clean and heat the water in containers. Below: Since 1990 the \"Solar Electric Light Fund\" has implemented projects in more than 20 countries.<\/span><\/span><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-2\"><div class=\"image-container-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Afrika_Initiative_798x547_peru.jpg\" alt=\"Africa Initiative Solar\" aria-label=\"Left: The \"Solvatten Solar Safe Water System\", which uses the sun to clean and heat the water in containers. Below: Since 1990 the \"Solar Electric Light Fund\" has implemented projects in more than 20 countries.\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-f670a226864a4a2b95d06886f65808d2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Clean water thanks to solar power<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Not only are there 1.2 billion people living in energy poverty, but 785 million of them also have to live without access to clean water as well. This is a serious situation that requires some quick solutions. <a href=\"https:\/\/solvatten.org\/\">Solvatten<\/a> is a Swedish company that is using a very special invention to give people without access to energy a clean and warm water supply regardless. The Solvatten Solar Safe Water System is a portable system featuring two five-liter containers that uses a fabric filter and the sun\u2019s UV rays to simultaneously purify and heat water. The trick is that the UV light destroys the formation of DNA bonds in microorganisms, stopping them from replicating and rendering them harmless. The rapid heating effect of the sun also boils the water, which means that it can be used for cooking, drinking or washing without a second thought. After all, access to a safe and warm water supply also means better hygiene, better health and ultimately a better quality of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-04a1b10d35550a643b98b6cb1ed0bc82'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>SELF, Azuri Energy and Solvatten have one thing in common in that they are all trying to tackle one of the root causes keeping people in Africa and all over the world in poverty. Addressing the problem of these people\u2019s energy poverty not only improves health and productivity, but also saves time and money, which is ultimately what is required to break them out of the vicious circle of poverty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"center-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/\" class=\"btn inverted\">Close article<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who wants to supply themselves with solar energy in Europe asks: &#8220;Is the investment worthwhile? In Africa the discussion is quite different. 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