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Powering Kenya’s flower farms with the sun

Grace Nyachae runs a fair-trade flower farm called “Simbi Roses” in Kenya and exports roses all over the world. It’s an energy-intensive business, and Nyachae needs a cheap and reliable source of power. That’s often a problem in Kenya though, where power costs are high and electricity blackouts are not uncommon.

In a country with lots of sunshine hours, solar energy could provide a real alternative. But businesses are often unable to afford expensive photovoltaic systems. German startup Ecoligo is trying to change that by financing solar modules through a crowdfunding model. Investors contribute toward the systems and get interest in return.

Read more: Deutsche Welle

 


 

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