Kyocera
Corporation has installed a total of 305.1kw of solar power systems to two
villages in Mongolia through the World Bank”s Renewable Energy for Rural Access
Project. The installations are among the largest stand-alone solar power
generating systems in the world. The systems were installed this summer and are
now currently helping to provide electricity for the daily needs of the local
residents. The World Bank project aims to increase electricity and improve
reliability of electricity service through the use of solar energy to help
improve the living conditions of the herder population and off-grid village
communities.

Kyocera
was selected to supply the solar power generating systems for the project
because of the company”s years of experience in the solar energy business in
Mongolia, and the durability of its high-quality modules to harsh weather
conditions. The two systems, 202.5kw and 102.6kw (total of 305.1kw), have been
installed in the villages of Gobi-Altai and Bayantooroi, respectively, which
are both located in the Gobi Desert region of western Mongolia. The region,
which is faced with a harsh environment that can reach -30°C in the winter and previously suffered from volatile power
supply, now has a stable 24-hour-a-day electricity supply thanks to the solar
power generating systems installed by KTST. While helping to greatly improve
the living conditions of the villagers, the systems also enable children to
study at night, and contribute to the growth and development of the area and
environmental preservation.

Kyocera
has been active in the solar energy business in Mongolia for many years, taking
part in a project by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO) to supply portable solar power generating systems for 200
nomadic herding families” yurts between 1992 and 1996. Furthermore, in
2011, with the Japanese government”s Official Development Assistance (ODA),
Kyocera modules will be used for a 453.18kw grid-tie system for the Chinggis  Khaan International Airport.