Brief Description
Renewable energy driven mini grids consist of a power plant locally linked to an isolated distribution network. These provide power to consumers with the best economics to supply electricity for rural areas when compared to extending national grids.
Key Staff
Figure 1: Six community managed solar photovoltaic (PV) mini grid systems in Kenya, Uganda and Cameroon installed through the e4D programme (see https://energy.soton.ac.uk/energy-access/ ).