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In recent years, as African cities accelerate smart city and infrastructure upgrades, the demand for reliable lighting poles in government projects has grown sharply. For

Why Battery Choice Can Make or Break a Solar Street Light Project In solar street lighting, the battery is not just a component—it’s the heart

Why More People Try Installing Solar Street Lights Themselves Not long ago, I visited a small clinic in western Kenya. The staff were eager to

Why Do Parking Lots Need Better Lighting? Last year, I visited a shopping complex in Nairobi’s Westlands district. The owner showed me his monthly electricity

LED street lights have rapidly replaced traditional street lighting solutions across Africa, offering unmatched efficiency, durability, and environmental benefits. As someone who has worked in

Galvanized steel light poles provide superior rust protection and last 20–50 years with minimal upkeep. Unlike painted poles, galvanizing forms a bonded zinc layer that

The first time I saw a pole snap was in Jinja. It wasn’t during a storm—the base had quietly rusted until it gave way on

In 2018, during a street lighting project near the shores of Lake Albert in western Uganda, we had just finished installing 60 solar-powered double-arm poles.

In 2017, I got a 2am call I won’t forget. Our project site in northern Kenya had just taken a hit from a sudden desert

It wasn’t during a pitch meeting or procurement workshop that it hit me. It was on a dusty roadside in Lira, Uganda, where I watched