Mongolian Nomadic Herders Get Electricity From Off-Grid Solar
Mongolian Nomadic Herders Get Electricity From Off-Grid Solar - CleanTechnica
Life has changed somewhat dramatically for approximately 100,000 herder families across Mongolia after a new effort led by the Mongolian government helped supply portable off-grid solar home systems which are now generating electricity for lights, televisions, radios, mobile phone charging, and small appliances.
The program, Renewable Energy and Rural Electricity Access (REAP), was launched by the Mongolian government and supported by the World Bank and the Government of the Netherlands.
Over half a million men, women, and children now have access to electricity wherever they travel as they follow their herds of yak, cattle, sheep, goats, and camels around the 1.5 million square kilometres they call home.