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Lynn McConville, Executive Director Powering Health in The Gambia through Renewable Energy

Average Annual Income = $350 Life Expectancy = 54 years The majority of Gambians live by subsistence farming – growing millet, rice and peanuts

Working with neighbors, friends, volunteers and organizations such as Rotary International, Kathryn was able to raise the funds to bring solar power to the Bwiam General Hospital.

Bwiam Hospital Solar PV System 58.47 kW DC (60 to 64 kW DC Pending) Including 13.44 kW DC for Backup with 50 kWh Battery Capacity 9/25/2018 ‐ Celentano NAWEC Grid Generator House 44 kVA Backup Generator Loads ‐ Admin Bldg, Maintenance Shop, Loads ‐ Canteen Mosque, Classroom, Library, Conference Rm Junction Panel Box Between Gen Hse & Solar House WithManual Switch for Solar Backup to Lab Loads ‐ Lab, & Surgery Solar OUT Point of NAWEC &Solar IN Junction Panel Interconnection Junction Panel (Critical Loads) SOLAR HOUSE Loads ‐ Residents Loads ‐ Outpatient and Emergency, Blood banks and drug storage room, Labor and delivery, patients wards, Water pumping, TB and HIV ward SMA Sunny Island Inverters (5 kW) Aquion 230 VAC, 3 phase Battery Module 1 SMA Grid ‐ Tied inverters (34 kW AC Total) SI ‐ 5048 for Grid ‐ Tied Connection , Only SMA Multi ‐ Cluster 50 kWh Total Box (MCB ‐ 6) Battery Capacity SI ‐ 5048 Aquion SI ‐ 5048 Battery Inv ‐ 1 Inv ‐ 2 Inv ‐ 3 Inv ‐ 4 Inv ‐ 5 Inv ‐ 6 Module 2 SMC SMC SMC SMC SMC SMC 5000 6000 6000 5000 6000 6000 Inv ‐ 7 Inv ‐ T ‐ 2 Inv ‐ T ‐ 1 Inv ‐ T ‐ 3 SMC SMC SMC STP SMA Grid ‐ Tied inverters (30 kW AC Total) 15000TL ‐ 10 5000 5000 5000 for Battery Backup System Array 1: SunPower SPR 210 W Mods (84); 2 strings @ 9 mods/strg & 6 strings @ 11 mods/strg; 17.64 kW DC ‐ Grid ‐ tied Only SunPower SPR 210 W Mods (64); 13.44 kW DC on Trackers (fixed position) for Battery Backup System Array 2: SunPower SPR 210 W Mods (84); 2 strings @ 9 mods/strg & 6 strings @ 11 mods/strg; 17.64 kW DC ‐ Grid ‐ tied Only 15 more mods to be added when racking hardware is available, expanding Array 3 to 11.70 kW DC or entire array will be switched out with SPR 305 mods Array 3: Lorentz (LA130 ‐ 24S) 130W Mods (75); 5 strings @ 15 mods/strg; 9.75 kW DC ‐ Grid ‐ tied Only

! Lynn McConville, Executive Director