Installation of donated Kyocera solar power generating system at Ugandan school

In a great PR move which honestly involves doing the right thing on the right place, Kyocera announced that it is donating and installing solar power generating systems to 15 schools in Uganda over the next five years.

The donation package contains 600-watt solar power generating systems including storage batteries, and each system will come with basic equipment to be used in educational activities, such as a TV and lights. The Japanese company will donate and install the systems in three schools each year over the coming five years. The first of such installations was completed at 3 elementary and middle schools in the beginning of September 2009.

This is a big thing for Uganda, considering the fact that only 20% of urban areas and 4% of rural areas in the country are supplied with electricity.