In January, undergraduate students Laila Farhan, Chloe Furst, Jack Leitzell, and Iris Wong traveled to The Gambia with School of Engineering and Applied Science professor Lorena Grundy, faculty mentor for EWB at Penn, to understand farmers’ current practices and future hopes.

Thanks to the Climate Smart Rural Wash Development Project, clean water now flows directly into the community. Solar-powered water systems pump water to homes, schools, and livestock troughs–reaching more than 110,000 people across 144 rural and peri-urban villages, including Jarra Madina.

The new initiative aims to provide more efficient and affordable clean energy services for Gambians. With the introduction of this novel solar power utility model, households can now tap from the limitless potential of solar energy, reducing their carbon footprint and mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Darkness wasn’t just around us, it was part of our daily life. As a child, I didn’t question it. I thought it was normal. But deep down, I knew there had to be another way to live. I just didn’t know I’d be the one helping to create it.

The Gambia’s energy sector is facing significant challenges due to its reliance on foreign suppliers for electricity generation and the depreciation of the Gambian Dalasi against key foreign currencies. This analysis explores the causes of The Gambia’s energy challenges, the direct impact of currency depreciation on energy costs.

The GACH Sand Mining Company on Friday donated 300 solar street lights worth one million two hundred thousand dalasis (D1,200,00) to the community of Sanyang in the Kombo South District of the West Coast Region (WCR). The donation was part of the Mining Company’s corporate social responsibility to the community of Sanyang.

The project is being implemented in five components with the objective of demonstrating the use of energy efficient lighting and appliances as well as promoting the use of efficient cooking stoves in the country.

The solar tunnel dryer is part of the GIZ Micro-Enterprise Startup Support Initiative (MESSI) mini-grant scheme being implemented in partnership with the National Association of Cooperative Credit Unions in The Gambia (NACCUG). In addition, the women also received small equipment and appliances to enhance fish preparation, handling and hygiene.

Gambia’s Sustainable Energy Services Company is launching a tender to install 1,100 PV systems, ranging from 2 kW to 240 kW in size, on 1,000 schools and 99 health facilities.

Gambia’s energy market has been undergoing significant changes in recent years. To support the implementation of the National Energy Policy, the government has established a number of institutions and regulatory bodies responsible for overseeing the energy sector.