Our latest visit to Tanna Island, Vanuatu, for the Fixim Sola project focused on listening, learning, and following up with the newly trained solar repair technicians who are now putting their skills into practice. Getting there was no small feat – with aircraft maintenance and limited flights, it took us 16 hours to reach Tanna. […]
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In Vanuatu, solar is a vital source of access to electricity, but there is often limited local capacity to repair these products and systems when they break down. On June 23, 2025, we proudly launched the first Fixim Sola Vocational Training Program on Tanna Island in Vanuatu’s Tafea Province. Over two weeks, 48 local technicians
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On June 19–20, 2025, our partners at the Vanuatu Institute of Technology (VIT) and the Vanuatu Department of Energy convened a focused Train-the-Trainer workshop to build local capacity in off-grid solar diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair, with technical guidance from lead technicians at two of Vanuatu’s top off-grid solar distributors, Computer World and PCS. Hosted as
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Arriving in Kabwe, Zambia Figure 1: Wentereing Kawbwe’s CBD We arrived in Kabwe from Lusaka rather late the previous evening. I rose to the sound of my alarm at 5 am the following morning, using the flashlight on my phone to navigate the room’s darkness to prepare for a long day of fieldwork. Our trip
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We had quite the experience attending the Global Off-grid Solar Forum and Expo (GOGSFE) in Nairobi, Kenya (8th-10th October). Hosted biennially by the Global Off-grid Lighting Association (GOGLA), it is the largest forum and expo for the off-grid solar sector. It is a major event in the sector’s calendar and has long been a valuable
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