JUMEME Mini-Grids, Lake Victoria
JUMEME Rural Power Supply launched a solar-powered mini-grid on Mulumo island, Lake Victoria, in June 2019. The European Union reports that the project is co-funded by the EU Energy Facility with 7.4 million euros, within a total budget of 16 million euros.
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Lake Victoria shoreline at Bukoba, Kagera Region, Tanzania. Regional lake context; the island mini-grids are not pictured.Location context · Bugsinmyfood · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2021 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorJUMEME Rural Power Supply Ltd
EcosystemSolar-hybrid mini-grids
StandardNone
StatusActive
LocationLake Victoria islands, Kagera region, Tanzania
Overview
Inside the project
The mini-grids provide 24/7 electricity from solar-hybrid power systems to homes, schools, hospitals, businesses and local entrepreneurs.
The first phase covers 20 villages and more than 80,000 people through more than 180 km of distribution grid, and the EU reported a further 11 mini-grids on Lake Tanganyika targeted for completion in early 2020.
16M EUR
Total budget
7.4M EUR
EU Energy Facility co-funding
180 km
Distribution grid (more than)
80,000 people
Served in phase one (more than)
Objectives
- Provide 24/7 electricity to island and lakeshore communities
- Reach more than 170,000 people on completion
Approach
- Solar-hybrid power systems feed local distribution grids that supply electricity around the clock.
Sources
Inspect 2 sources
- eeas.europa.eu ↗https://www.eeas.europa.eu/node/64538_en
- pv-magazine.com ↗https://www.pv-magazine.com/press-releases/the-eu-and-jumeme-inaugurate-solar-mini-grid-on-lake-victoria-island/
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