# Off-grid Solar Repair > Interdisciplinary Research on Off-grid Solar Repair ## Posts - [Building Momentum for Solar Repair in Tanna](https://offgridsolarrepair.com/building-momentum-for-solar-repair-in-tanna/): 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. And while tough logistics meant that participants from Aneityum, Aniwa, and Erromango couldn’t join our follow‑up community action planning workshop, the time on the ground was invaluable. The workshop gave us a clearer picture of the early impacts, challenges, and opportunities facing these technicians. It […] - [Launching Fixim Sola in Tafea Province – Launch & Early Progress](https://offgridsolarrepair.com/launching-fixim-sola-in-tafea-province-launch-early-progress/): 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 across 11 area councils developed hands-on solar repair and maintenance skills, as well as access to tools and spare parts. In this blog post, we offer a snapshot of the launch and early progress post-training. Launch Day Highlights The West Tanna Area Council in Lenakel […] - [Empowering the Trainers – VIT Hosts Two-Day Solar Diagnostics Workshop](https://offgridsolarrepair.com/empowering-the-trainers-vit-hosts-two-day-solar-diagnostics-workshop/): 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 VIT’s Port Vila campus, a cohort of 15 participants—led by six future facilitators—immersed themselves in hands-on skill-building ahead of the Fixim Sola project’s 23rd June launch. Partners and Participants Workshop Highlights “It helped us understand common issues across different types of solar systems, whether small-scale […] - [Bringing Light Back: A Day of Solar Repair in rural Zambia](https://offgridsolarrepair.com/bringing-light-back-a-day-of-solar-repair-in-rural-zambia/): 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 to repair household solar products in the Central Province of Zambia was set against the backdrop of the national grid providing a mere three hours of electricity a day– recurring droughts and the nation’s deep reliance on hydroelectric power generation. While our lodge in Kabwe […] - [Global Off-grid Solar Forum and Expo 2024 - Nairobi, Kenya](https://offgridsolarrepair.com/gogsfe/): 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 opportunity for government officials, investors, donors, manufacturers and distributors to network, plan and negotiate. For us as researchers, it was an important site for ethnographic research – a chance to closely observe a wide range of influential actors and their discourses about energy poverty and […] ## Pages - [Media](https://offgridsolarrepair.com/media/): UNSW Newsroom – The State of Repair in the Off-Grid Solar Sector, opens in a new window report, co-authored by UNSW Sydney researchers in partnership with Solar Aid, surveyed 75 stakeholders in the solar sector from companies and organisations operating in 31 countries about their repair ethos and practices. The report found that 90 per cent of all off-grid distributors have some form of repair service but are hindered by a lack of available spare parts, modular designs, limited consumer protections and inadequate repair training. [Read More] ABC National Radio – Paul Munro was interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 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