Rema is a village with 3,000 inhabitants in the Midda Region in Ethiopia. Through a contribution by Good Energies and other donors, Stiftung Solarenergie was able to equip every single house in the village with a solar panel, a battery for energy storage and two LED lamps (which use very little energy). These electric off-grid lights replace health damaging kerosene lamps, which are common in this area. The success was so overwhelming that several surrounding villages approached the Solarstiftung in order to be electrified in the same way.
The advantage of the solar system contrary to diesel generators, which aid organizations traditionally have in their aid programs, is the independence from petrol prices and the delivery of petrol to these remote areas.