太阳能创新产品为肯尼亚居民提供廉价清洁能源

太阳能创新产品为肯尼亚居民提供廉价清洁能源

Gilbert Ondieki is installing a solar panel from M-Kopa on the roof of his shop in Kangemi, on the outskirts¹ of Nairobi.

吉尔伯特·奥德克正在内罗毕康济米郊区自己商店的屋顶上安装M-Kopa公司的一块太阳能电池板。

He says having a steady supply of electricity has meant more sales, earning more cash for his family.

他表示稳定的电力供应就意味着更多的销售,为他的家人赚更多的钱。

“Mkopa Solar has really boosted my business because in the past when darkness set in I would close for the day, but now I'm able to work late into the night and close whenever I want to.”

“Mkopa太阳能电力公司确实使我的生意变好,因为过去天黑后我就得关门,但现在只要我想就能工作到深夜。”

M-Kopa, whose name comes from the Swahili word for "borrow," sells the solar kits³ for $35-and customers then pay 50 cents a day for a year, after which they own their systems.

名称出自斯瓦希里语“借”一词的M-Kopa太阳能电力公司的产品售价 35美元，而后客户需要每天为这个系统支付50美分。

The kit² contains an 8 watt⁴ solar panel, two LED bulbs, a rechargeable flashlight, a phone charger and a rechargeable radio.

产品包括一个8瓦的太阳能电池板,2个LED灯泡,可充电手电筒、手机充电器及充电收音机。

MKOPA users pay using their mobile phones making it more efficient to track cost and use.

M-Kopa的用户通过手机使用及管理成本会更加有效。

Jesse Moore is M-Kopa's CEO.“In ten years the rest of the world will look at what leap-frogging technologies came out of Kenya and came out of East Africa and I think we will have a situation where this part of the world is the role model for others, going off the grid⁵, harnessing the power of the sun and connecting people reliably, affordably and quickly in a way that's never been done before.”

M-Kopa的首席执行官杰西·摩尔说道:“10年后世界将会见证这种在肯尼亚出现的技术跨越，而后走向东非,我认为我们将会面临这里是其他地方榜样的情况,我们要摆脱输电线路,驾驭太阳的能量并以前所未有切实可行，惠及人民且迅速的方式将人们联系起来。”

And business is booming.

而他们的业务正蓬勃发展。

Gloria Luchidio is one of more than 200 M-Kopa customer care representatives helping⁶ people across East Africa with their solar energy systems.

格洛丽亚·卢克迪奥是为这种太阳能系统用户提供帮助超过200名 M-Kopa东非客服代表中的其中一人。

M-Kopa now has pay-as-you-go customers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

在肯尼亚,乌干达及坦桑尼亚都有M-Kopa的现收现付制客户。

 

It offers an alternative to traditional power companies such as in Kenya, where only four million households are connected to the national electricity grid in a country of 42 million.

这为肯尼亚等地区提供了相比传统电力公司的替代解决方案, 在这样一个拥有4200万人口的国家只有400万户家庭享有国家电网的电力。

1 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

2 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

3 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。

4 watt   

n.瓦，瓦特

参考例句：

• The invention of the engine is creditable to Watt.发动机的发明归功于瓦特。
• The unit of power is watt.功率的单位是瓦特。

5 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。