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Solar micro-grid energy brings hope to Marsabit community

President William Ruto at Mageta, Bondo Constituency, where he commissioned the Mageta Island Solar Grid. [PCS]

Marsabit is set for a major socio-economic transformation  after receiving a mobile, containerised solar micro-grid donated by Schneider Electric.

The system, known as the ReliAve Energy Solution from Schneider’s Villaya range, promises clean, reliable, and affordable power in a region long crippled by chronic electricity shortages, erratic grid connections, and prohibitive energy costs.

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