iciHaiti - Energy : Coteaux Electricity Co-operative for 1,200 Families
For two weeks, François and Clément, two members of the « Vagabonds de l'énergie » (Energy Vagabonds), a French Association for the Study of Energy around the world, investigated on the Coteaux electricity cooperative in Haiti (photovoltaic and diesel), which produces electricity for 1,200 families in 3 communes.
Faced with the Haitian government's inability to provide energy to its citizens on a regular basis, residents use the D system for their everyday life and trade. What happens when an energy cooperative is offered to them by international organizations ?
This cooperative, detached from the electricity grid is a real opportunity for the local inhabitants who are also part of the circle of decisions. What are the benefits of this management ? What are the obstacles faced by the cooperative and the inhabitants ? To discover in this video :
