RAACH SOLAR successfully commissioned a 100kW photovoltaic village power supply system close to Freetown in Sierra Leone.

The local NGO “WAMA GRISO” backed by funding of the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation (BMZ) implemented the water supply project and invested in a 100kW photovoltaic AC mini grid and water distribution system for their school and the nearby Mambo village , about 10km from the capital Freetown in Sierra Leone. “The school with about 400 students profits directly from clean borehole water and sees for the first time electricity and lighting” says happily Mrs. Maria Walz, head of the NGO. “We did not want to compromise on quality of  components and chose only the best suppliers and installer” added Mrs Walz.

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Freetown, Sierra Leone