Bring Wind Energy to 33 Peruvian Homes
Wind Energy in Peru
Summary
This project will implement off-grid small-scale wind energy in order to provide the electricity necessary for each of the 33 homes that make up the small community of Alumbre in Peru.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,463 was raised for this project. Other Projects You Can Help |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The town of Alumbre is located in a region called Cajamarca which has the lowest electricity rate in the entire country, about 37%. Once these wind turbines are installed, they will provide roughly four hours of electricity every day, benefiting 132 individuals. This project will serve as a pilot for future scaling-up, since it will be the first demonstration of a community wind project in Peru. As of now, the families living in Alumbre are dependent on kerosene, candles, and batteries.
Activities
Soluciones Practicas- ITDG, an international NGO, designed and developed a model for 100 watt wind turbine generators. The project team will install these generators for 33 homes in the Alumbre community.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $1,463
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,463 . The original project funding goal was $10,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
While this project will allow for this community to manage and eventually take ownership over their source of power, the long-term impact of this project will be the replication of this type of program based on its success within these communities.
Project Message
These small wind turbines are perfect for this very remote and poor community which is located in a windy, barren landscape 11,000 feet above sea level. Without them, they may never have electricity.
- Anna Garwood, Latin America Program Manager, Green Empowerment
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Anna Garwood
Program Manager
140 SW Yamhill St.
Portland, OR 97204
United States
503-284-5774
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Green Empowerment
140 SW Yahmill Street
Portland,
Oregon
97204
United States
503-284-5774
http://www.greenempowerment.org
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Where this Project is Located
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Peru
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Technology.
For more information about Peru, read the Human Development Report on Peru or the Wikipedia entry for Peru.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 9, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
The Winds of Change
By Anna Garwood - Program Manager, June 24, 2008 05:22 PM
Everyone I met in Alumbre seemed genuinely happy with their new lights. They said that they no longer needed to buy candles, that kids can study at night without noxious kerosene fumes, and that the light is brighter.
For more stories from the Alumbre wind project, please visit the travel blog to learn about the Peruvians who benefited from your donations.
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