This project aims to improve access to and quality of solar and photovoltaic technologies in rural communities in the Malinyi and Kilombero districts of Tanzania by investing in innovative processes already successfully tested in the country.
The availability of good solar technologies in rural communities will be developed by the community itself, through informal savings and credit groups and the supply channels of local shops and technicians. The process includes the following steps:
Awareness of the operation and benefits of photovoltaics compared to other energy sources (coal, kerosene, oil, etc.);
Access to quality products from the capital Dar Es Salaam to rural realities;
Installation and maintenance skills available directly on site;
Easy access to financial resources for the purchase of products through the savings systems and informal and semi-formal credit already existing;
Establishment of a revolving fund with Tanzanian associations and facilities, that will survive even at the end of the project.
