Swiss Partners
Power-Blox AG, Frick
www.power-blox.com
Alessandro Medici
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Swiss Contribution
Power-Blox produces and distributes intelligent swarm electrification solutions for off-grid and on-grid requirements. It has developed a technology enabling automated and decentralized power regulation and storage within the grid. The system is self-learning and self-configuring; it regulates power production, storage and distribution in the grid intelligently and autonomously.
Description
Power-Blox has already electrified 30 houses in Mali in collaboration with its local partner FlexGrid and has gained initial experience. In addition to technical improvements, the project aims to reduce the cost of electricity and to validate the financing and business model developed for the multiplication phase within the local context.
Results
The project allow the electrification of four villages in Mali and one more in Rwanda. The technical setup was further optimised and a monitoring system was introduced.
Impacts
The installed PV systems have a combined capacity of 10 kWp and produce about 16’500 kWh of clean energy per year. This is enough to supply 1,680 people with electricity and save about 96 tonnes of annual CO2 emissions. In addition, 8 people received appropriate training to ensure maintenance. In total, 10 new jobs were created.