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This article was originally published at ELECTRIFI BLOG. “We make kilowatt hours, and we sell kilowatt hours. It’s that simple”, says Andy Bindea, founder of the micro-utility start-up Sigora Haiti (www.sigorahaiti.co), which is now connecting 3,420 households just two years after driving its first post in the ground on…
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This article was originally published at SUN CONNECT NEWS October 24, 2017: Sigora Haiti’s Môle-Saint-Nicolas microgrid, which provides 24/7 power to 5,000 people in a previously un-electrified region of northwest Haiti, was awarded “Best Microgrid Project” at the 9th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), the largest annual gathering of the Caribbean renewable energy…
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This article was originally published in Renewable Energy World. With the complete toll of Hurricane Irma beginning to reveal itself, renewable energy stakeholders take stock of lessons learned. Haiti-based micro-utility start-up Sigora Haiti is one such group. Holding a concession from the government of Haiti to be sole power provider to…
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Listen to the podcast at SOLARPLAZA. “What we are trying to achieve with our technology is to create the entire system (software & hardware) stack that will allow for the proliferation of small micro-utility companies, developed from the perspective of being able to operate that utility from anywhere.” -…
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Sigora Haiti is pleased to announce that its parent company, Sigora International, has been selected to join the Agora Accelerator Class of 2017. Through its flagship Accelerator program, Agora Partnerships strives to accelerate the shift to a sustainable economy by providing entrepreneurs who are intentionally building businesses that solve social and environmental challenges…
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Andy Bindea, CEO of Sigora International, spoke at the ‘ElectriFI 1st Round Invitation Results’ event on the sidelines of the Marrakech COP22 UN Climate Change Conference on Wednesday 16 November 2016. The ‘Electrification Financing Initiative’ (ElectriFI) aims to generate business opportunities in rural electrification by supporting the private sector. The…
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On October 14th Sigora Haiti launched an ambitious campaign to help thousands of people whose homes and livelihoods had been devastated by Hurricane Matthew stay dry, stay healthy, and plant a food and cash crop in time for the last harvest of the season. To date, the campaign has raised over $90,000, underscoring the generosity…
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Today Sigora’s Vice President of Operations Drew Lebowitz participated in a panel discussion on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, at the 3rd Annual Haiti Funders Forum hosted by the Haiti Development Institute, FOKAL, and the State University of New York (SUNY) at…
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Clean energy solutions do more than fight climate change – they change lives. These stories from Haiti prove it! A new mini-documentary called “Empowering Haiti” — produced by Greentech Media’s Julia Pyper with support from the Ptarmigan Foundation — looks at how clean energy is providing many benefits to the…
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