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The NGO Millennium Promise and Columbia University have supported since 2009 the design and roll-out of 17 comercial micro-grids in Mali and Uganda. Their early experiences can be found here: www. sharedsolar.org . The main issue found was the development of smart metering and load control , and tariff collection through mobile money (where infrastructure exist) and/or local digital selling points ( which is independent of telecom coverage).

Private investors have taken the technology developed to scale it commercially through a company called Sustainable Economy Solutions (SES) [www.sespbc.com]. SES is a Public Benefit Corporation acting as ESCO or EPC in different countries depending of the policy. Their first project is being rolled out in Tanzania.

The NGO Millennium Promise and Columbia University have supported since 2009 the design and roll-out of 17 comercial commercial micro-grids in Mali and Uganda. Their early experiences can be found here: www. sharedsolar.org . The main issue found was the development of smart metering and load control , and tariff collection through mobile money (where infrastructure exist) and/or local digital selling points ( which (which is independent of telecom coverage).

Private investors have taken the technology developed to scale it commercially through a company called Sustainable Economy Solutions (SES) [www.sespbc.com]. (www.sespbc.com). SES is a Public Benefit Corporation acting as ESCO or EPC in different countries depending of the policy. Their first project is being rolled out in Tanzania.

The NGO Millennium Promise and Columbia University have supported since 2009 the design and roll-out of 17 commercial micro-grids in Mali and Uganda. Their early experiences can be found here: www. sharedsolar.org www.sharedsolar.org . The main issue found was the development of smart metering and load control , and tariff collection through mobile money (where infrastructure exist) and/or local digital selling points (which is independent of telecom coverage).

Private investors have taken the technology developed to scale it commercially through a company called Sustainable Economy Solutions (SES) (www.sespbc.com). SES is a Public Benefit Corporation acting as ESCO or EPC in different countries depending of the policy. Their first project is being rolled out in Tanzania.