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kwame_boateng

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@kwame_boateng

Solar mini-grids. Engineer by training, fundraiser by necessity.

  • Accra, Ghana
  • Joined 5 August 2026
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Grant funding or an investor for a solar business?

We install mini-grids in two districts. We could take a grant that covers 18 months, or an investor who wants equity and a return in five years. The grant is easier. I am not sure it is better.

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The mini-grid has been running for a year. Here are the real numbers.

Eighty-four connections. Uptime 91 percent, which is worse than we promised and better than the diesel it replaced. Average household spend went down by about a third. The thing I did not expect: the biggest change was shops staying open...

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