Dear friends, thank you for your interest in our 🟡 solar workshop for media. The program is designed for every non-technical person who is facing energy-related news and reports and would like to make sense out of it. The attendance is not limited to members of established media. These days we all are media as we publish our ideas/opinions/comments online and get people's reaction.

 

Please be aware that this event is for non-technical people. No special technical education required, and no technical information will be prepared and provided.

 

The workshop will be held for three days, online (live stream via YouTube and LinkedIn).  Approximately 2 hours each day, in two languages: English and Amharic.

There would be slides to see but you would be able to get full information as audio-only, if your connection won't allow to watch video stream.

Recording will be publicly available on social media (YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Telegram).

In several days after the workshop we will create an online testing form (multiple-choice questions + essay) and will issue certificates to those who will pass the test.

 

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

 

13.06 🔸 ENERGY IN ETHIOPIA

• Ethiopian electric grid

• “Energy access” metric as an energy colonialism

• Diesel generators

• Productive use of electricity: agro, commercial, industrial

 

14.06 🔸 HOW SOLAR ENERGY WORKS

• Photovoltaic process

• Major components of solar system: panels, inverters, batteries

• Mini-grids: basics

 

20.06 🔸 SOLAR FUTURE FOR ETHIOPIA

• Solar potential of the country

• Off-grid scenarios

• Decentralized energy grid

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20.06-20.07 testing and certification

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