2M Rural Mexicans to Benefit from New Solar Power teleSUR English
go to original May 23, 2016

Ilumexico is a project that promotes development through rural electrification, by installing small solar energy systems to light areas where there is no access to the electrical grid. (OpenInnov by ENGIE)

Some 2 million Mexicans living in rural areas are set to benefit from solar energy as companies work to install solar panels in the southern states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, home to large Indigenous populations, the Mexico's official news agency Notimex has reported.

The energy company Enlight has launched a program, in partnership with the social enterprise Ilumexico, that promotes the development of solar energy systems in rural communities through the expansion of solar power in cities.

Through the project, the more solar power systems set up by the company in big cities like Mexico City and Guadalajara, the more funding goes towards helping provide single-family solar panels in rural communities.

The company aims to have a social, economic, and environmental impact through the solar energy campaign, Enlight director Roberto Capuano told NotiMex.

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