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This article was originally published in the March/April issue of POWER MAGAZINE. By Darrell Proctor As another hurricane season approaches, the lessons learned by energy companies that have repaired power infrastructure in Haiti, Puerto Rico, and other areas provide a path forward for reducing the impact of future major storms.…
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This article was originally published in the March-April 2018 issue of DISTRIBUTED ENERGY MAGAZINE By Drew Lebowitz How Sigora Haiti has overcome challenges. n September 2017, in one of the most remote corners of Haiti, a pickup truck ambled along a rocky road in the dry scrublands of the northern peninsula. The…
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This article was originally published at MAG HAITI By Milo Milfort Faibles taux d’accès, services de piètre qualité, accès inégal des populations à l’électricité … Le système énergétique en Haïti est sujet à d’éternelles remises en question constituant un obstacle de taille à la réduction de la pauvreté dans…
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This article was originally published at ENGINEERING FOR CHANGE By Frank Bergh, P.E. On the wall of the Sigora Haiti field operations center in Mole Saint Nicolas, Haiti, the company’s 50+ local employees have painted the new rallying cry of the 21st century energy sector, “Moun Yo Swaf Kouran,” which…
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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 SOLARPLAZA Where will solar PV applications go next? What are the benefits of the various different models for solar PV development in emerging markets? How can innovation play a role in accelerating the adoption of the technology and the evolution of models? Where…
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This article was originally published at HOMER MICROGRID NEWS By Lili Francklyn on December 12, 2017 Sigora Haiti microgrid lights up Môle-Saint-Nicolas How is it that the poorest country in Western Hemisphere is home to one of the world’s most sophisticated microgrid projects? Maybe fate has determined that the embattled people of…
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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 at HAITI LIBRE Friday, the 9th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF 2017) has completed its third and final day of activities at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami. During this forum, which brought together more than 500 participants from around 50 countries, the emphasis…
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This article was originally published at LE NOUVELLISTE Depuis peu, les énergies renouvelables sont très en vogue. Entre la promesse du chef de l’Etat d’électrifier le pays 24 sur 24 en 24 mois, les contrats IPP et le fort potentiel d’Haïti en énergies propres, le débat n’a jamais paru…