The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted and exacerbated the need for reliable and resilient electricity supply to health care facilities. Through the EASE Project, the University… Read More »Power Resilience for Health Centres in Malawi
Installation, operation, maintenance and sustainability of solar systems is one of the challenges facing communities, institutions and households in Balaka and Dedza. The problem is… Read More »Energy and Education: Supporting Education Institutions at District Level
Collecting and analysing data to understand microgrid performance is essential for informing effective maintenance schedules, business planning and technical designs for future microgrids. It can… Read More »A first look at data from the Mthembanji microgrid
On 29th of April The University of Strathclyde hosted EASE project partners and other key stakeholders from Malawi’s energy sector to discuss opportunities and barriers… Read More »First EASE Knowledge Sharing Webinar
Last week saw the commissioning and final testing of the first microgrid to be installed under the EASE project, bringing a stable and low carbon… Read More »Switch on for first EASE microgrid
The EASE monitoring and evaluation strategy includes tracking the SDG7 impact in each community where a microgrid or energy hub is deployed. In addition, microgrid… Read More »Microgrid Baselining – Summary of findings
Marking the first year of the EASE DEO programme, CEM organised a Renewable Energy Roundtable on the 21st of November in Liwonde, Balaka. The focus… Read More »Renewable Energy Roundtable
During recent months, the EASE District Energy Officers (DEOs) have been delivering a series of training events in Dedza and Balaka. The DEOs train front-line… Read More »Renewable Energy Capacity Building in Dedza and Balaka
Sustain Power are a Cape Town based manufacturer of containerised solar power solutions. After a rigorous procurement exercise, Sustain Power have been contracted to supply… Read More »Sustain Power on board for first EASE microgrid
Through the DEO role, CEM is bridging the information gap between communities and energy regulators and policy makers. Influx of substandard energy products was one… Read More »Raising Awareness on Renewable Energy Standards