Schneider Electric has unveiled its Kenya-made ‘Villaya Emergency’, a containerized mobile solar microgrid solution designed to be easy to use in any humanitarian emergency. The kit manufactured in Kenya is a system that generates at least 10-kilowatt peak electricity enough to power a village, health center or individual / group areas in refugee camps. According to Schneider Electric executives, Villaya Emergency emerged as a concept from the discussions between UNHCR experts and managers of Schneider Electric’s Access to Energy program. The photovoltaic panels are ready to install, mounted on wheels, pre-cabled and placed on a mobile system called EXOrac, Jacquet explained. Kenya is home to over 230,000 refugees, mostly Somalians who fled across the border following the outbreak of civil war in 1991.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 27, 2019 15:33 UTC