Seychelles: The Sun Will Make Ice - Fishing Community in Seychelles Upgrading to Solar
- May 15, 2017
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The livelihood of a fishing community in a northern district on Seychelles' main Island, Mahe, is set to improve with the installation of the country's first solar energy-powered ice plant.
The chair of the association of fishermen in the district of Bel Ombre, Peter Tirant, said that "the installation of the five-kilowatt photo voltaic (PV) panel will improve our livelihood by reducing the cost of ice, as the ice plant will now be powered by solar energy."
The new solar-powered ice plant is part of a project on how to use solar photo voltaic panels to improve the facilities of the fishermen of Bel Ombre and help enhance safety and security at what is considered the Seychelles' largest artisanal fishing port in a village community. The PV panels is expected to be up and running by end of June.
Federico Lorenzini
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