Mitsubishi Corporation to Invest in Distributed Power Supply Project in Off-Grid Areas in Africa
2018年9月10日 - 12:08PM
JCN Newswire (英)
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce its decision
to invest in NEoT Offgrid Africa (NOA), an investment platform
focused on developing distributed renewable energy projects in
Africa. MC's aim in joining this initiative, together with
Electricite de France (EDF), is to promote new businesses that use
batteries to bring power to areas without access to electricity
("off-grid areas") in Africa.
NOA is a joint venture that promotes distributed renewable energy
projects in Africa. As a first step, NOA is developing its business
around the provision of solutions such as power sources (solar
power generation systems and storage batteries) and household
appliances (lighting fixtures, radios, TVs, etc.) to households in
off-grid areas in Africa.
In Africa, more than 600 million people live in areas without
transmission and distribution networks, where kerosene lamps are
used for lighting. Generating and storing electricity with solar
panels and storage batteries enables households in these off-grid
areas to use electric appliances they would not otherwise be able
to use such as lighting fixtures, mobile phone chargers, radios and
TVs. Through the supply of affordable and clean power sources, we
contribute to improving quality of life while at the same time
helping to reduce environmental impact.
Through NOA, MC is aiming to expand its distributed power business
in Sub-Saharan Africa, starting with Cote d'Ivoire, and to further
develop projects related to power supply services for business
customers such as mobile towers in off-grid areas.
EDF and MC are also working together to develop business around
electric mobility solutions utilizing batteries, mainly through
NEoT Green Mobility (NGM), a joint venture established in 2017(1).
NGM's business focuses on providing turnkey electric mobility
solutions including assets such as electric buses and charging
infrastructure to transportation bureaus and transportation
operators in urban areas in Europe.
MC supports the spread of renewable energy and electric mobility by
contributing to the development of businesses that use batteries in
power generation based on trends which suggest that this will
become increasingly popular in the future.
(1) NGM provides transportation bureaus and transportation
operators with financing, maintenance, operations, charge
optimization and other services with a view to helping address
challenges such as the financial burden associated with introducing
electric buses and maintaining efficient operations.
About Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is a global
integrated business enterprise that develops and operates business
across virtually every industry including industrial finance,
energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, foods, and environmental
business. Mitsubishi Corporation's current activities are expanding
far beyond its traditional trading operations as its diverse
business ranges from natural resources development to investment in
retail business, infrastructure, financial products and
manufacturing of industrial goods. For more information on
Mitsubishi Corporation, please visit the company's website at
https://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/.
Source: Mitsubishi Corporation
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Mitsubishi Motors
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