Two indigenous cousins who were trained as solar engineers got the municipal authorities to provide solar panels for lighting in public buildings and on the village s few streets while they installed panels in 127 of the village s homes.
Chile indigenous village solar panel.
Caspana chile sep 02 ips liliana and luisa terán two indigenous women from northern chile who travelled to india for training in installing solar panels have not only changed their own future but that of caspana their remote village nestled in a stunning valley in the atacama desert.
Residents of san francisco a community of just 54 people in argentina s puna region stand next to solar panels that began to operate in early october supplying all their electricity and providing them with street lighting for the first time.
Tecnologica has installed the first panels at its granja sola plant.
Caspana chile liliana and luisa terán two indigenous women from northern chile who travelled to india for training in installing solar panels have not only changed their own future but that of caspana their remote village nestled in a stunning valley in the atacama desert.
The indigenous village of caspana lies 3 300 metres above sea level in the atacama desert in northern chile.
The primary school in caspana 1 400 km north of santiago.
In chile spain s solarpack corp.
It was hard for people to accept what we learned in india liliana terán told ips.
It was hard for people to accept what we learned in india explained liliana terán.
The plant is due online by the end of the year at which point it will become the cheapest.
Caspana chile sep 2 2015 ips liliana and luisa terán two indigenous women from northern chile who travelled to india for training in installing solar panels have not only changed their own future but that of caspana their remote village nestled in a stunning valley in the atacama desert.
Santiago mar 13 ips three indigenous communities from the chilean highlands have just received solar panels which will be set up and maintained by unlikely solar engineers.
Caspana chile sep 2 2015 ips liliana and luisa terán two indigenous women from northern chile who travelled to india for training in installing solar panels have not only changed their own future but that of caspana their remote village nestled in a stunning valley in the atacama desert.
It was hard for people to accept what we learned in india liliana terán told ips.
Five native women who travelled halfway around the world to india and overcame language and other barriers to bring photovoltaic energy to their villages.
Together they have not only changed their future but that of their remote village caspana as well.