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Aptech recently supplied, installed and commissioned a stand-alone solar PV system for an orphanage in Juba, South Sudan.

The system has a roof mounted 11.2kWp of soleil power solar panels and 38.4kWh of battery storage of soleil power OPzV batteries with a Victron inverter, all high-quality products to ensure the system gives maxim efficiency to our client.

Due to the high inconsistency of the electricity in the city, the solar system will ensure a reliable supply of power and benefit over 80 people within the residence.
The residence is a new home for formally street children, and with reliable electricity they will feel home and the secure as thy have a fresh start in their lives.

Positive social-economic and environmental benefits of residential systems

• Uninterrupted power supply to the orphanage, helping the street children feel safe and secure as they rehabilitate into a new life.
• Contribution to climate change mitigation through reduced greenhouse gases that would otherwise come from using diesel generator back up