In February 2014, GRID Alternatives and Power to the People led a trip to Nicaragua with volunteers from SunRun to install an off-grid photovoltaic system on a primary school in the community of Potrero Sur. Potrero Sur is a rural community located in Boaco, Nicaragua (90 kilometers northeast of the country’s capital). It is formed by three sectors: Limones, Zapotes and Limos. The primary school serves three additional communities outside of Potrero Sur: El Mango, La Palma and El Coyol. There are about 50 families and a total of 300 inhabitants in the community.
In October 2014, GRID Alternatives led a trip to Nicaragua with volunteers to install two off-grid photovoltaic systems on a primary school and a health post in the community of La Trinidad, Boaco. The community of La Trinidad is located in the central region of Nicaragua in the municipality of San Lorenzo, in the department of Boaco. The community is about 7km away from the electrical grid with 198 inhabitants living in 48 houses.
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GRID Alternative's International Program works in Nicaragua, Nepal, Mexico and Puerto Rico to build community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy.
This fall, GRID Alternatives partnered for the first time with solar non-profit Power to the People to bring off-grid solar power to Los Calpules, Nicaragua. Tim Sears, GRID Alternatives co-founder and COO/CFO participated in the project and tells his story.
