{"id":8089,"date":"2022-07-05T15:24:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T13:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/?p=8089"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:22:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T09:22:36","slug":"progress-thanks-to-green-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/green-culture-en\/progress-thanks-to-green-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress thanks to green electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"swe-post-header swe-post-header-image-right\"><div class=\"info\"><h1 itemprop=\"headline\">Progress thanks to green electricity<\/h1><div class=\"subtitle\">How Uganda wants to harness renewable energies <\/div><div class=\"blog-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/en\/tag\/green-culture-en\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"tag\">#Green Culture<\/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\">2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"symbol\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"time\">8 Min.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"preview\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1205x636_Uganda_Artikel_Header_02.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=\"8089\"\n                    data-ulike-nonce=\"36433312c9\"\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_8089\"><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%2Fgreen-culture-en%2Fprogress-thanks-to-green-electricity%2F&amp;subject=Progress%20thanks%20to%20green%20electricity\" 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%2Fgreen-culture-en%2Fprogress-thanks-to-green-electricity%2F&amp;t=Progress%20thanks%20to%20green%20electricity\" 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> Mareike Scheffer, 05.07.2022<\/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>Breathtaking nature, bustling cities, more than 30 different languages and a multitude of attractive travel destinations: Uganda is multifaceted and has quite a few surprises in store \u2013 also in terms of its energy supply. Because when it comes to renewable energies, the East African country has far more to offer than initially meets the eye. And yet, in large parts of Uganda, many people still live without a reliable electricity supply. That is expected to change in the coming years. Solar energy and hydropower in particular are paving the way for better living conditions, education, work and prosperity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l7ooj9dq-2379c6377d4dc8289a95685b6431ca84\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-l7ooj9dq-2379c6377d4dc8289a95685b6431ca84{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-l7ooj9dq-2379c6377d4dc8289a95685b6431ca84 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<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-7-9c26d9c4e2cedee59adab52d88c34762'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Around 15 hours from Germany by plane, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and west of Kenya, the landlocked African country is largely situated on a <a>plateau<\/a>\u202faround 1,000\u00a0meters above\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_level\">sea level<\/a>. In the southeast, it is bounded by Lake Victoria. Mountains, lakes and dusty, reddish roads characterize the landscape. But as picturesque as the rural areas are, Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world. Around 42\u00a0million people live there. Many of them \u2013 especially in the more remote villages and mountainous areas \u2013 are still without a consistent supply of electricity and drinking water. This fact powerfully illustrates the poverty in the country.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Uganda possesses a wealth of natural resources for generating energy. In addition to sufficient water and plenty of biomass (peat), the country has great potential for producing electricity using solar, wind and geothermal energy. And it is also surprising to discover that the balance of the electricity mix is already amazingly green. 12\u00a0percent comes from solar, wind and biomass, while hydropower supplies 68\u00a0percent. Just under 20\u00a0percent of the electricity currently generated comes from fossil energy carriers.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to reduce this proportion and establish the new supply on the basis of renewable energy carriers. However, the central problem simply lies in the fact that there are still too few people with access to electricity. The country\u2019s energy supply remains insufficient in many places \u2013 partially because too little use has been made of the available resources to date.<\/p>\n<p>This situation is exacerbated by energy use that is inefficient in many cases. There are already initiatives \u2013 including from Germany \u2013 seeking to drive forward clean energy generation from renewable energies and provide more people with access to electricity.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of Germany\u2019s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU), the German international cooperation organization GIZ GmbH is advising the Ugandan government on bringing electricity to rural areas in Uganda. The major goal set by the Ugandan government is to be able to provide electricity for the entire population by 2040. A challenging task, since there are more than 50,000 villages nationwide and at present just over 20\u00a0percent of the population has access to electricity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-esd4ih-55c10890b5b7e4db9be3e0aec1cc21f6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-esd4ih-55c10890b5b7e4db9be3e0aec1cc21f6{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-esd4ih-55c10890b5b7e4db9be3e0aec1cc21f6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-6-54763676275a6a08201dd7253a003abe'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>National strategy with ideas from Germany<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For instance, GIZ is helping the Ugandan Ministry of Energy to draw up a national electrification strategy. \u201cThe aim is to electrify at least half the country in a decentralized way, using solar energy and biomass,\u201d a GIZ spokesperson explained in an interview with Sonnenallee. To achieve this goal, better conditions for private sector investment are also important. That is why the organization is also supporting the Ugandan government in this key area \u2013 through simplified licensing procedures for energy services, for example. This includes aspects such as trading with electricity and compliance with standards like the suitable voltage.<\/p>\n<p>People from central Germany, for example, are getting involved not for commercial gain, but purely on a voluntary basis in order to make life in Uganda a great deal better. This includes the society Tohifu (TOGETHER \u2013 Help for Uganda e.V.), based in Kassel, Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aymq1-4c131398a3fda554534bb100d44498ec\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1aymq1-4c131398a3fda554534bb100d44498ec{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1aymq1-4c131398a3fda554534bb100d44498ec hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  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-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr \"><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\/2022\/06\/900x666_Uganda_Artikel_Kooki_01.jpg\" alt=\"Photovolataikanlage auf Dach\" aria-label=\"\"In a region without any centralized power supply, access to electrical energy means a complete change of life for the people living there\" - Heinz Cla\u00dfen, TOGETHER\" \/><\/div><span class=\"image-subtitle\"><span class=\"image-subtitle-inner image-description\">\"In a region without any centralized power supply, access to electrical energy means a complete change of life for the people living there\" - Heinz Cla\u00dfen, TOGETHER<\/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\/2022\/06\/798x547_Uganda_Artikel_Clasen_02.png\" alt=\"Selfie Clasen Halpape und kind\" aria-label=\"\"In a region without any centralized power supply, access to electrical energy means a complete change of life for the people living there\" - Heinz Cla\u00dfen, TOGETHER\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bejepl-b86468c0f78b33e3ec46c746d806ed44\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-bejepl-b86468c0f78b33e3ec46c746d806ed44{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bejepl-b86468c0f78b33e3ec46c746d806ed44 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_swe_special_images  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-5-21f6881df8f0c7702c5de7efb7dd0d3d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>A better life thanks to better healthcare<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At its core, the help being offered comes back to one thing, time and time again: clean, reliable electricity. The core concerns of the association include addressing the supply of drinking water in remote regions and improving healthcare and education opportunities locally. One outstanding project undertaken by the society \u2013 a project that is constantly being developed further and driven forward \u2013 can be found in the Kooki region in the west of the country. There were no facilities such as hospitals or schools when Heinz Cla\u00dfen traveled there for the first time. Cla\u00dfen has been involved in the Kassel-based society together with his wife since his professional retirement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a region without any centralized power supply, access to electrical energy means a complete change of life for the people living there,&#8221; he explains. The change began in Kooki with the first solar power system installed there, which generated the energy to run a deep well. This gave more than 5,000 people safe access to drinking water. However, the solar plants erected with the help of the association were not only able to operate the water pumps, now a school site for more than 2000 pupils could also be built.\u00a0 Lighting, a computer lab, access to the Internet and power for cell phones were the prerequisites for the success of the St. Andrea Kaahwa schools, which today are among the best in the western part of the country. Likewise, over time, more and more small businesses and enterprises settled in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Another person who was able to help create this positive effect on the ground and experience it at close quarters is Dennis Halpape, Project Manager in the Energy Systems business unit of SMA Solar Technology based in Kassel, Germany. Along with some of his work colleagues, he traveled to Uganda privately as part of the society TOGETHER in order to install off-grid solar systems (<a href=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/new\/gruene-off-grid-systeme-1\/\">also known as mini-grids<\/a>) locally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9ouh09-a66c4be6d4d5a6f91277c96e839903cd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9ouh09-a66c4be6d4d5a6f91277c96e839903cd{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9ouh09-a66c4be6d4d5a6f91277c96e839903cd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  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-13  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr \"><div class=\"swe-special-images swe-special-images-2 text\"><div class=\"part-1\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/798x547_Uganda_Artikel_Halpape.jpg\" alt=\"Bild von Dennis Halpape im roten Shirt\" aria-label=\"Bild von Dennis Halpape im roten Shirt\" \/><\/div><div><\/div><div class=\"custom-text\"><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-cec65c98b84b831c854269d805741d7d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>\u201cFor the people in Uganda, access to electricity means that the day does not have to end at sunset any more,\u201d<\/strong> said Halpape, describing his impressions. \u201cWhen I was first there twelve years ago, there were barely any lights on in the Kooki region. That is no longer the case today. When I was last in Uganda, the direct access to electricity had changed things completely for the small shops and was enabling them in particular to flourish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class=\"part-2\"><div class=\"image-container image-container-image-2\"><div class=\"image-container-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/900x666_Uganda_Artikel_Dach.jpg\" alt=\"M\u00e4nner auf Dach\" aria-label=\"M\u00e4nner auf Dach\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7tfzm1-2cd5099addd7d817dcf1cfe93047ba47\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7tfzm1-2cd5099addd7d817dcf1cfe93047ba47{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7tfzm1-2cd5099addd7d817dcf1cfe93047ba47 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_swe_special_images  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-3-f0d8c8c0b0b41ac72758949161e44011'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>But it is not only a matter of improving the local economy. In 2014, concern about healthcare in Uganda\u2019s sparsely populated areas led TOGETHER to consider building a hospital with its Ugandan partner organization Torudes. With the aid of donations from Germany and funding from the BMZ, the new hospital was able to open its doors in mid-2016. The electricity for running the hospital again comes from the off-grid solar system with storage capacity that Halpape installed with his team.<\/p>\n<p>Although hospitals are particularly reliant on a stable electricity supply, schools also depend on having one. \u201cEven when a place has a connection to the utility grid, no one knows when electricity will be available and for how long, or when it will be restored after an outage,\u201d he said, explaining the situation in many parts of the country. In Kooki, these difficulties are now history.<\/p>\n<p>A large Ugandan vocational school run by the NGO, &#8216;A Chance for Children&#8217;, an organization cooperating with TOGETHER, is now also benefiting from a solar island system that Halpape and his team from Kassel implemented. Previously, the equipment in the associated sewing workshop and the workshops for metalwork, carpentry, corn mill and shoemaking ran on electricity provided by diesel generators. Because the students use the workshops primarily during the daytime when the sun is shining, solar energy now offers an economical and environmentally friendly alternative.\u00a0\u201cWe hope, therefore, that we have helped the health center and the vocational school with our efforts and that everyday life is now a bit easier,\u201d explained Halpape.\u00a0\u201cThe fact that our technology could help support such essential and therefore vital facilities is an incredibly good feeling,\u201d he said, explaining the reasons for getting involved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5acvrt-775f0600e85383ccd0ff5b2c14dac900\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5acvrt-775f0600e85383ccd0ff5b2c14dac900{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5acvrt-775f0600e85383ccd0ff5b2c14dac900 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_swe_slider '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"swe-sc-slider-2\" class=\"swe-sc-slider swe-slider\" data-slider=\"carousel\" data-loop=\"aviaTBloop\" data-handle=\"swe_slider\"><div data-slide id=\"swe-sc-slider-2-slide-0\" class=\"swe-sc-slider-slide swe-sc-slider-slide-0\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/286x279_Uganda_Artikel_Slider_01.jpg);\"><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-slide-0 --><div data-slide id=\"swe-sc-slider-2-slide-1\" class=\"swe-sc-slider-slide swe-sc-slider-slide-1\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/286x279_Uganda_Artikel_Slider_02.jpg);\"><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-slide-1 --><div data-slide id=\"swe-sc-slider-2-slide-2\" class=\"swe-sc-slider-slide swe-sc-slider-slide-2\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/286x279_Uganda_Artikel_Slider_03.jpg);\"><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-slide-2 --><div data-slide id=\"swe-sc-slider-2-slide-3\" class=\"swe-sc-slider-slide swe-sc-slider-slide-3\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/286x279_Uganda_Artikel_Slider_04.jpg);\"><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-slide-3 --><div data-slide id=\"swe-sc-slider-2-slide-4\" class=\"swe-sc-slider-slide swe-sc-slider-slide-4\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/286x279_Uganda_Artikel_Slider_07.jpg);\"><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-slide-4 --><div data-slide id=\"swe-sc-slider-2-slide-5\" class=\"swe-sc-slider-slide swe-sc-slider-slide-5\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/sonnenallee.sma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/286x279_Uganda_Artikel_Slider_06.jpg);\"><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-slide-5 --><div data-slider-controls class=\"swe-sc-slider-buttons\"><button data-prev class=\"slider-arrow left hide no-hover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/icons\/pfeil.svg\"\/><\/button><button data-next class=\"slider-arrow right hide no-hover\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/enfold-child_sonnenallee\/images\/icons\/pfeil.svg\"\/><\/button><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-buttons --><\/div><!-- end swe-sc-slider-2 -->\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-41282h-89e95f50a479b8dfc124de1a3cc9e596\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-41282h-89e95f50a479b8dfc124de1a3cc9e596{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-41282h-89e95f50a479b8dfc124de1a3cc9e596 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_swe_slider  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-hm5a1-2-76ea9cdf0566150cfebda2b748708c7f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>Education as the key to self-help<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Education is also an important component in the project undertaken by GIZ \u2013 just like the construction and operation of off-grid solar systems. GIZ is supporting vocational training of specialist personnel, so that the people in Uganda can gain and retain the knowledge necessary for utilizing renewable energies and further developing them. It has developed a nationally certified syllabus and teaching materials for solar courses in which the installation of mini-grids and PV systems at private homes are taught. What\u2019s more, in 2021, GIZ \u2013 together with German and Ugandan partners \u2013 set up a training center in the Ugandan capital Kampala, where around 300 solar technicians have been trained so far.<\/p>\n<p>This has a mini-grid that acts as a demonstration system, thus enabling the trainees to learn how to work with the PV system in practice. Another 600\u00a0trainees are expected by the end of 2023. Furthermore, teachers are also being trained (half of which are women).<\/p>\n<p>It will be exciting to see how the country\u2019s electrification progresses. It already has great potential and is on the right track, thanks to initiatives and committed helpers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2dd38p-f609f663800a67a3439ed8ba53538cb9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2dd38p-f609f663800a67a3439ed8ba53538cb9{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2dd38p-f609f663800a67a3439ed8ba53538cb9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_promobox '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-kbupbijg-05a9835c75e9a7cc0eed1aba9c9b2342 avia-button-no  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_hr  el_before_swe_recent_posts '><div class='avia-promocontent'><h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/h6>\n<h3><strong>Electricity: the focus of assistance <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The electrification of the country is at the heart of the assistance from GIZ. In 22\u00a0districts in Uganda, it is working in municipalities and villages to upgrade their infrastructure for renewable energies. In 25\u00a0villages, the organization has already set up mini-grids, where electricity is generated by larger PV systems that feed the energy into a local utility grid. As a result, these villages are now independent of the central electricity supply. \u201cIn the course of 2022, this can be used to supply more than 12,500 people with electricity. A further 15 mini-grid systems are being prepared,\u201d said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Electricity brings work\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><u>Mini-grids<\/u> improve the living conditions of the people in many ways. In particular, they give small and medium-sized businesses new market opportunities, for example. The GIZ project highlights this with concrete examples: mills, milk refrigeration systems and welding companies are benefiting from the clean energy, as are internet cafes, restaurants and retail businesses. GIZ is advising them on how they can use solar energy productively and save electricity in order to open up new business fields, create jobs and increase their revenue.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Electricity aids education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Students are also benefiting. Thanks to local solar power, they have enough light to continue learning into the evening hours and no longer have to rely on kerosene lamps, whose vapors are hazardous to health. 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