Case study
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Affordable solar charging solution for handsets |
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Background
Over 1,4 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity.
Uganda’s electrification rate is just more than 9% nationally.
According to the GSMA, on average it costs a user US$2,5 to
recharge a cellphone. MTN Uganda piloted a solar-powered
solution to recharge handsets, and also provide energy for radios
and lighting.
Solution
MTN EasyTalk phones are used to provide funds for World Food
Programme beneficiaries via Mobile Money.
EasyTalk and Y’ello Payphone community phone solutions offered
by MTN are powered by a solar-powered charging solution called
Fenix ReadySet. In addition to charging phones off an
environmentally friendly and cheap source of power, the ReadySet
solution can also provide power for night lighting and radios. As a
result of MTN’s solution, end users now save an average of US$60
monthly, and dealers have increased their sales of electric lights by
12% while charging an average of 42 phones a week. Demand for
the solution in rural areas has soared. |
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