The second phase of the Hinterland Electrification Programme (HEP) has commenced as the first set of 11,000 home solar systems earmarked for distribution has started to arrive.
Over the past two months, 355 persons from the 184 beneficiary communities were trained to assemble, install and maintain the systems, a press release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said. It noted that the solar panels project is a key priority identified within the Low Carbon Development Strategy.
The HEP was launched in 2005 after government sought to explore options for the sustainable electrification of the