Akon Building Solar Panels

Akon set up the charity akon lighting africa in 2014 getty images despite being best known for making pop music akon s decided to give filling dancefloors a break in favour of bringing solar.

Akon building solar panels.

Solar panels are supplied by chinese companies. R b singer akon says work will begin in 2021 to create his vision for a futuristic high tech city in senegal that will run on solar power and use cryptocurrencies. Akon has always been one person who likes to stay ahead of the curve whether it s breaking artists like lady gaga and t pain or his business ventures like the akon lighting africa which. Akon lighting africa works with local banks and governments to develop public private partnerships ppps to finance solar projects for which panels are supplied by chinese companies.

2 3 4 their initial technique is to install solar street lights and small energy systems. Akon lighting africa is a project started in 2014 by music artist akon with samba bathily and thione niang which aims to provide electricity by solar energy in africa. So i saved a large portion by building my own solar system since a commercial solar panel would have cost 400 on up for just the solar panel itself. Akon along with the political leader thione and entrepreneur samba bathily have provided 14 african countries with street lamps domestic and individual solar kits that allow electricity to be created through solar panels.