I really enjoyed your Odd Lot's Podcast interview! I'm glad to see Microgrids and Next-generation batteries listed on the APET list. I am a Director at PowerGen Renewable Energy, which is the leading Microgrid developer/distributed utility in Africa (~15,000 connections serving ~ 60,000 individuals) so I am clearly all in on that vision. I also just finished reading Jennifer Doudna's "A crack in creation" and I am intrigued by the potential for Gene drives to eradicate Malaria, trypanosomiasis, denge fever and other mosquito born diseases! Looking forward to reading future posts!
Thanks a lot for commenting on the piece. I'll like to learn more about PowerGen. I honestly believe that tech (high or low) can be a force multiplier against poverty in Africa. Do stay in touch.
We are have ~ 2500 household connections in Sierra Leone and are building another 10,000 connections over the coming year (we could have about 10% of SLs electricity connections by the time we are done). I think doing something Similar in Liberia would make a lot of sense...
I really enjoyed your Odd Lot's Podcast interview! I'm glad to see Microgrids and Next-generation batteries listed on the APET list. I am a Director at PowerGen Renewable Energy, which is the leading Microgrid developer/distributed utility in Africa (~15,000 connections serving ~ 60,000 individuals) so I am clearly all in on that vision. I also just finished reading Jennifer Doudna's "A crack in creation" and I am intrigued by the potential for Gene drives to eradicate Malaria, trypanosomiasis, denge fever and other mosquito born diseases! Looking forward to reading future posts!
Thanks a lot for commenting on the piece. I'll like to learn more about PowerGen. I honestly believe that tech (high or low) can be a force multiplier against poverty in Africa. Do stay in touch.
Here is a brief video on who we are and what we do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBsaYBCotYA.
And here is an article on the close of our Series B in 2019: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/shell-and-sumitomo-snap-up-15-percent-stake-in-minigrid-firm
We are have ~ 2500 household connections in Sierra Leone and are building another 10,000 connections over the coming year (we could have about 10% of SLs electricity connections by the time we are done). I think doing something Similar in Liberia would make a lot of sense...