PROJECTS africa
Read here all the projects PWER.ME is carrying out or has carried out in africa!
600MW Solar installation
The PWER.ME Foundation is working with UPVolt Energy Solutions in Senegal to develop a 600MW solar installation including batteries about 13 kilometres from the capital Dakar.
Senegal is a country in West Africa with a population of about 16 million. The capital of Senegal is Dakar. It is located on the Cape Verde peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. Because of this location, the city is convenient for trade with Europe and America and has become one of the most important ports on the western side of the continent. The city is located in the Dakar region of the same name. According to the census conducted by UN data in 2011, the municipality of Dakar had a population of 1,056,009 and an agglomeration of 3,215,255.
Air-to-Water project
PWER.ME Foundation, together with UPVolt Energy Solutions and other partners, is developing a drinking water factory in Senegal. The factory will come prefabricated from the Netherlands including the equipment. This sustainable project will help towards the demand for clean drinking water. This will use the first Air-to-Water (AWG) production in Senegal. Rainmaker International BV will provide its high-quality and innovative technology to extract water from the air.
Senegal is a country in West Africa. the capital of Senegal is Dakar. Senegal’s drinking water supply comes from groundwater sources. These sources are increasingly threatened by overuse and pollution. the over-abstraction of groundwater can lead to environmental problems, including land subsidence and the deterioration of water quality.
Electric vehicels
The PWER.ME Foundation in collaboration with several universities and partners in Senegal, is developing an assembly factory for electric vehicles. The vehicles are based on a fixed base platform on which either van chassis can be placed, ordinary passenger car or sports car models can be made. With the fixed platform construction and drive in different body designs, this contributes to an economically viable concept.
Senegal is a country in West Africa. The capital of Senegal is Dakar. The project contributes to employment and clean mobility and will be implemented simultaneously with the installation of solar fields and charging plazas to power the vehicles.
Bosaso, with over 1 million inhabitants, is a major port city in Somalia and is considered the easternmost city in Africa. The project contributes to increased employment and improve living standards, among other things.
20MW Solar Installation
PWER.ME Foundation, together with UPVolt Energy Solutions, is developing a 20MW solar plant including batteries near the Somali Land town of Bosaso. The sun shines ther all year round, making it an ideal loaction for solar power. Currently, almost all energy is supplied by diesel generators. This is costly and it use leads to siginificant CO2 emissions. With the solar system and batteries, more than 22,000 tonnes of CO2 production can be reduced annually. In addition, power can be supplied significantly cheaper and with much less need for foreign exchange.
Tomatoes and drinking water
The island of Sal, Cape Verde, has a significant market for high-quality fresh vegetables and virtually no local production. The demand comes from the many tourists who enjoy the island (and, in smaller numbers, locals). Currently, tomatoes are brought to the island by ship from one of the other islands or by plane from Europe. Logistical constraints make the tomatoes very expensive and in many cases the quality is poor due to handling and poor storage during transport. Together with Biofy, the PWER.ME Foundation is promoting the food transition. The spearhead is growing food for local use. If possible, we provide additional employment and education.
The PWER.ME Foundation, Biofy and UPVolt, as part of a chain of sustainable technology companies, is building a ‘solar greenhouse’ that generates electricity on the one hand and provides the right amount of shade and protection from harsh conditions on the other. The greenhouse is sufficiently open to allow airflow and prevent excessively high temperatures inside. UPVolt BV uses high-efficiency light-transmitting solar panels that are 95% recyclable unlike traditional panels. Together with Rainmaker, water is produced from sea air and pool water to grow tomatoes.
2MW Solar and battery
PWER.ME Foundation and UPVolt Energy Solutions are developing the construction of a 2MW solar panel field, including a battery supply.
Inogo is the capital of Mai-Ndombe province in Congo DRC. It has about 60,000 inhabitants. The city is located on Lake Mai-Ndombe. The city is only accessible by air and water, making living in the city very expensive. For many parts of the day, there is no electricity. Also, the power supply is unstable. Because it is so expensive, people only use the energy from late afternoon to evening. Energy is generated from diesel. Some houses have one or a few solar panels.
Fish and air-to-water factory
PWER.ME Foundation, together with UPVolt Energy Solutions and partners, is developing two factories, a fish factory and a drinking water factory.
This project is phase one of a project of a total of 6 factories. The second phase is the development of a goat cheese factory, a wild honey factory, and a cold store. These factories will create many jobs, in the factory, fishermen, and logistics.
The site is in Inongo, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo located on the shores of Lake Mai-Ndombe and is the capital of Mai-Ndombe province. Inongo has an estimated population of 60,000. In terms of surface area, the province is about three time the Netherlands.
