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I still remember the night I got that dreaded call—2017, northern Kenya, just past 2am. My phone lit up. It was Joseph, our site engineer:

I’m Nathi Moyo, a municipal infrastructure consultant based in South Africa. Since 2008, I’ve been involved in over 40 urban lighting projects across southern and

I’m Nathi Moyo, a public infrastructure consultant based in South Africa. Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked on urban lighting projects across the continent—from

After more than fifteen years of working on infrastructure projects across Africa, one fact has become clear to me: lighting and public safety are inseparable.

When I first started working on infrastructure projects across Africa fifteen years ago, one of the biggest challenges I encountered was unreliable public lighting. Traditional

Solar street lights are self-sustaining outdoor lighting systems that use solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity, store it in batteries, and automatically power high-efficiency

When I sit down with contractors or homeowners to talk about solar systems, the conversation almost always turns to batteries. In particular, people ask: “Should

Why Solar Street Light Installation Mistakes Cost EPCs Time and Money Every year, African cities lose millions of dollars due to poorly planned or badly

Why This Solar Street Light Project in Togo Matters When I first landed in Kara City, Togo, in early 2023, I didn’t immediately see a

Residential energy storage is the use of rechargeable home battery systems to store electricity for later use—especially during power outages, peak pricing periods, or at