Myanmar

Teaching local technicians to optimize, hybridize, operate, and maintain their own (and others’) mini-grids

Energy poverty is particularly severe in Myanmar where 84% of the rural population do

not have access to electricity. Polluting, unreliable petrol-powered minigrids are often

the only option currently available. Remote Energy was recently awarded a grant

through the Global Washington - University of Washington Philanthropy program, in

partnership with the Myanmar-based NGO Mee Panyar, to develop an innovative,

hands-on curriculum and scalable capacity-building program that trains local technicians

to hybridize the diesel minigrids with solar electric systems and develop a marketable

workforce that promotes clean, renewable energy in the region.

With over 13,000 existing diesel mini-grids as learning tools for rural electricians, the opportunity for operations and maintenance (O&M) training is tremendous.