MECS-CREST Project for Managing Testing and Piloting the Power Hubs in Tanzania

The project piloted power hub prototypes developed by the CREST under the MECS program to assess their potential, barriers, performance, and immediate impacts on the population in on-grid and off-grid areas of Tanzania. The power hubs can store electricity and are sized to be able to support cooking for the whole day. A total of 40 developed power hubs being splinted into 20 AC and other 20 DC systems will be tested, piloted, and researched in Tanzania. The project is divided into two main components. These are logistics and research. The project was implemented in on-grid urban areas of Dar es Salaam. The second phase of off-grid rural areas was conducted in the Coast Region of the United Republic of Tanzania. Different models and tools, such as WhatsApp Boat, Kobo Tool, Journey Maps, Mobile Research, etc., were used to collect data from the project areas.