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Introducing “Beyond Electrons”
- February 23, 2021
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Beyond Electrons, Blog
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…Because we believed that stable, reliable and cost-effective electricity can exist in rural Nigeria sooner than most people believed. …Because we knew that lighting up off-grid communities can reduce the rate of rural-urban migration and ease the pressure on the available resources in urban areas. …Because we were aware of the many potentials that exist
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Careers in the Off-grid Energy Sector in 2021
- February 18, 2021
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog, Careers
Each year, 10 to 12 million young Africans join the job market. According to an unemployment data report published by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2020, Nigeria’s youth remain the hardest hit by unemployment with over 13.9 million people aged between 15 and 34 years unemployed. Over the past decade, the renewable energy industry,
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Financing Off-grid Electrification: A multi-instrument approach
- February 1, 2021
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog
By Oluwatobi Soyombo & Abigail Jibril Despite the funding available in the Nigerian energy sector, there is a slow rate of deployment of projects. Access to reliable electricity in Nigeria is low with a rural electrification rate of about 39%. In 2019, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified that a lack of access to reliable
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Rural Electrification: REA commissions Havenhill’s 100kWp Solar Hybrid Mini-Grid
- November 27, 2020
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog, News
Oyo State, Nigeria, 27/11/2020 – In fulfillment of our commitment to improving energy access to off-grid rural communities in Nigeria, Havenhill Synergy Limited in conjunction with the Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Implementing Agency – Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Oyo State Government officially commissioned a 100kWp solar hybrid mini-grid in Oyo State.
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Understanding Productive Use Of Electricity in Mini-grids
- November 2, 2020
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog
UNDERSTANDING PRODUCTIVE USE OF ELECTRICITY AND MINI-GRIDS In previous posts, we have talked about the meaning of mini-grids and why they are being discussed so much nowadays. Mini-grids consist of isolated electricity generation sources that distribute power over a network (grid lines) to a localised group of people. When deploying and operating mini-grid solutions, there
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Assumptive vs Realistic Demand: Tips for sizing mini-grids
- September 14, 2020
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog
Tips for Sizing Mini-Grids A major challenge to the profitability of mini-grids is stimulating regular demand. Even in that, there is a need to consider the ability, willingness and commitment to pay on the consumer’s end. From our experience deploying mini-grids in off-grid rural communities since 2017, here are some lessons we have learned with regards
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Sustainable Energy Access: Protecting the future generations
- June 1, 2020
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog
Why is ensuring sustainable energy access for all important for future generations? Since the adoption of the sustainable development goals, there have been a couple of strides to attain completion of these goals by 2030. With coronavirus still spreading across the world, we are witnessing a new normal with a change in lifestyle, work, feeding,
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Mindfulness at Work
- May 13, 2020
- Posted by: 'Biola Odunaiya
- Category: Blog, Hacks and Tips, Humans of HHS
A mindful employee is a productive team member! Research by organizational psychologists reveals that mindfulness leads to better workplace functioning and the prevention of psychological stress, burnout and the likes. Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed
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The impact of COVID-19 on the off-grid energy sector
- April 11, 2020
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog
With the on-going pandemic, COVID-19 around the world, it is evident that one of the most effective ways to curb the spread of the virus is to maintain social distancing. Social distancing is best done by enforcing lockdowns and stay-at-home measures just like some countries have done. But some people staying at home do not
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What are the components of a mini-grid?
- February 17, 2020
- Posted by: Havenhill Synergy
- Category: Blog
What makes up a mini-grid? Our last article explained mini-grids and why they are considered for off-grid rural communities. This article would highlight the components of a mini-grid. A mini-grid will have three major parts namely – Generation, Distribution and Customer connection. We briefly explain these below: Generation Power can be generated using different sources