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Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo
- Nuru, a Congolese-American company, installed a 1.3-megawatt solar mini-grid in the Ndosho neighborhood of Goma on July 1, 2025, transforming local energy access.
- This project addressed the previous lack of electricity for 97% of Ndosho's population and replaced costly, unreliable diesel generators amid ongoing insecurity.
- The mini-grid now powers over 5,000 homes and businesses, improves security with street lighting, and supports new enterprises like grain mills and phone-charging kiosks.
- Jonathan Shaw, CEO of Nuru, expressed how profoundly the project affected the community by highlighting the heartfelt appreciation and restored self-worth people felt as a result of the investment in their lives and neighborhoods.
- Proponents believe this decentralized solar model offers a replicable blueprint to expand energy access in conflict-affected and impoverished areas throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Solar Power Brings Light and Resilience to Conflict-Hit Goma Neighborhood - teleSUR English
In the heart of eastern Congo’s conflict zone, the Ndosho neighborhood of Goma is experiencing a quiet transformation powered by the sun. Once a displacement camp with just 3% electricity access, Ndosho now thrives under a 1.3-megawatt solar mini-grid installed by Nuru, a Congolese-American energy company whose name means “light” in Swahili. The solar grid has become a lifeline for local artisans and small businesses, replacing unreliable diesel…
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Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood,
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