Sidonge – Kudura Africa

Sidonge

Busia Kenya

LOCATION

Busia > Samia > Funyula > Nambuko > Mango

Closest town – Funyula

POPULATION

Approximately 600 people or 104 households

NEAREST SCHOOL

Primary – within community

Secondary – 5km walk

ELECTRICITY

National grid within 1km
Only 2 small businesses and a private home connected

WATER ACCESS

Ground water from shallow wells and Sio river close by
Spring with manual chlorine dosing
Irregular piped water to a few families
High cholera prevalence

NEAREST SCHOOL

Avg. Monthly Spend of 15-25 US$ (firewood, charcoal, water treatment, medicine and others)
Agriculture subsistence farming largely casava, maize, beans and ground nut crops
Some livestock & poultry

TECHNO-ECONOMIC SUMMARY

250 Families

Provided access to electricity

€30000

total amount needed in order to complete this project

Matching Found

For each Euro you invest, Fortum will fund one Euro, until the project is fully funded, enabling your impact to be twice as effective.

RVE.SOl funds

RVE.SOL pledged €15000 from their own funds into the installation, to cover the overall installation costs of €45000.

5 Years

number of years until you get your money back

10.4%

Gross return exclusive exchange rate. Bi-annual repayments, grace period on first payment (only interest payment), 10% interest p.a. on declining balance.

€33276

return after five years

Risks

Exchange rate fluctuations and political risks in Kenya which could influence the amount of money payed back.

Regular updates to investors

About the project and the positive impact it has on people’s lives.

IMPACT

50 Families

with access to renewable electricity and potable water

30 Families

Access to 24/7 electricity

20 Families

Access to solar lanterns

7kWp

Hybrid solar installation

5+

Businesses with electricity

75% more savings

per house, per month, by using electrical bulbs instead of kerosene lanterns

72% reduction

in Kerosene use

74% monthly savings energy

of $12/month instead of $16/month

47% improvement in grades

because of night-time study with light

180% increase in girl-child school

attendance because of financial savings

Zero cases of waterborne

illness through consistent use of potable water

2h savings

per mobile phone recharge, avoiding long distances to normally do so

Access to television

and related educational programs brought on further income and savings increases

100% increase

in cassava yield

66% increase

in mosquito net and resulting prevention of malaria

The impact study results indicates not only that the KUDURA technology works reliably, but more importantly that consumers are willing to pay for clean energy & water services. A further 28 households have signed for our next expansion phase.

GVEP joins SME training program

Installation of RVE.SOL’s mobile PAYG metering system

Project capacity upgrade completed through crowdfunding by TRINE

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Project upgrade funded fully by crowdsourcing

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TRINE funding site visit

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Social Impact Analysis after 3 years

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Site Commissioning

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