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PV power plant as opposed to the Lower energy prices benetted
genset being used previously on the residents and their livelihoods.
island.
For the month of February, around More income can be expected from
6258.40 kWh was produced by the improved services in the tourism and
solar PV power plant alone. For the shing industry. For the former,
month of March, around 6030.20 kWh rewood had to be used for cooking
was produced by the solar PV power food for guests prior to the introduction
plant while around 51.60 kWh was of the project.
used by the genset.
Not only is energy consumption Nowadays, other appliances can be
moving towards a cleaner source of used such as rice cookers, oven
energy, but also energy consumption is toasters, and other electric appliances.
increasing, highlighting renewable Light is now available as opposed to
energy's reliability in the long run. wick lamps which were used before.
For the latter, freezers can be used for
Lower energy costs allow higher caught sh to preserve its quality.
food spending
Other residents use the freezer to
make ice candy, which can be sold for
The shift to a more sustainable and
reliable source of energy has positively additional cash.
impacted the two main industries of
tourism and shing. A more reliable energy source has also
made services on the island more
Since electricity is more accessible as a
result of this project, energy prices e f c i e n t . T h e e a r n i n g s f ro m
have gone down reasonably. Less entrepreneurial efforts increased as
money can now be budgeted for energy soon as power was made more
and transferred to other necessities accessible to the households of
such as food and education expenses. Malalison.
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