The workshop in Arusha explored the East African/Tanzanian environment for village energy, local case studies, challenges and opportunities, with a view to formulating policy recommendations for policymakers, funders, NGOs and other stakeholders the region. An important part of the workshop, and indeed the whole Smart Villages initiative work programme, was to gather evidence from existing projects that have provided or facilitated sustainable off-grid energy solutions in the developing world.The workshop gathered more than 50 experts, including policymakers, NGOs, off-grid energy entrepreneurs and others to look for solutions to providing energy to villages off the grid.

1. WIND POWER SERENGETI
ACTIVITIES
SMART VILLAGES

2. Co-operative society in a theory session
To understand better a small scale wind turbine
constructions; theory classes and practical have to be
conducted for villagers

3. Gender equality is also considered
Electricity in villages benefits most women; Women therefore have to be
involved from the beginning of this process. Wind power co-operative
society of this village involved all genders

4. Workshop practicals
Construction of this local made wind turbine involves a lot of welding; It
is therefore necessary for villagers to be trained on welding skills.

5. Blades manufacturing
Blades of this turbine is made of soft wood. Village members have to be
trained in carpentry skills as well to enable them working in this part.
Members of co-operative society are seen keen of learning how to
manufacture turbine blades.

6. Turbine generator
This turbine generator is of PMG type. Rotor is made of 2 rotating disks
packed with magnets well secured with hypoxic.

7. Generator cont.
Generator stator is made of coiled copper wires. The co-operative have
to work from the scratch to make the coils.

8. Generator coils
The coils well arranged ready to be connected to form a generator stator

9. Finished stator
This is a finished generator stator ready to produce 24V/AC

10. Generator assembling
Air gap adjustment is very important

11. Blades fixing
Well painted blades are then attached to the generator

12. Tower erecting
First a tower has to be erected without turbine for last adjustment

13. Turbine erection
The turbine is then erected with full concentration of every participant

14. Erected turbine
Girls students gathering at the turbine together with cooperative
members