Powering Off-grid Communities with the FITS Powerplant

Approximately 36 million people in Myanmar do not have access to reliable electricity, equating to a staggering 58% of the country’s total population. Many off-grid communities and townships in rural and delta coastal regions of Myanmar are not grid connected, and often rely on diesel generators for power. Cooking fuel is typically wood, which is dirty and a fire hazard that cause medical problems for local people. Coupled with this there is heavy reliance on kerosene lamps and candles for lighting of houses, local shops, schools and clinics which has a detrimental effect on living standards on the local populace. Communities at the mercy of fossil fuels, diesel or oil generation, result in significantly higher energy costs than others in the world. In addition to paying more, this energy is often unreliable with interruptions on a daily basis.