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Speaker Looks to Harness Wind Energy for Rwanda
Fifteen years ago, war and genocide in Rwanda left almost one million people displaced. Resettlement villages were constructed in rural areas to shelter refugees, but half of the population living in the villages still lacks basic amenities such as a water supply and energy sources. Jackson Ndizeye, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide and the founder of Rwindalectric, Inc., visited Morristown-Beard School on December 11th to speak to students about Rwanda’s energy crisis and explain how wind-generated electricity could help bring life back to this devastated country.
Ndizeye, who currently lives in Pittsburgh and is a graduate of La Roche College, believes that wind energy is Rwands’s best option as an economically-sound, renewable resource. His goal is to make his newly-developed non-profit organization, Rwindalectric, “the most innovative and environmentally-responsible firm in the Rwandan energy sector.”
To help realize his dreams, he recently acquired the tallest wind measurement tower Rwanda has ever seen, and became the first person to ever produce a wind map of the country. The map shows how wind is distributed around Rwanda, and illustrates that the high-altitude districts in Western Rwanda are the windiest areas.
Financing the project has been challenging, so Ndizeye has been speaking around the country, garnering support wherever he can.
“I would of course like to have support from anybody, anywhere,” he said. “Wind energy is a resource we have in plenty – waiting to be exploited.”
If you would like to learn more about Rwindalectric, you may visit Jackson Ndizeye on his Facebook page.
Financing the project has been challenging, so Ndizeye has been speaking around the country, garnering support wherever he can.
“I would of course like to have support from anybody, anywhere,” he said. “Wind energy is a resource we have in plenty – waiting to be exploited.”
If you would like to learn more about Rwindalectric, you may visit Jackson Ndizeye on his Facebook page.