The NGO GENSED (Turkish Solar Energy Industry Association) in partnership with the Energy Investors Association should obtain up to 12,000 solar panels with a capacity of 400-500 watts in order to meet the electricity needs of temporary shelters for victims of the earthquake in Turkey.
GENSED’s General Secretary Harkan Erkan has announced an initial delivery of 4,000 solar panels to power 1,000 containers (four panels per shelter). The panels will be used to provide lighting, partial heating, telephone chargers, and refrigerators. Inverters and batteries will also be provided for each set of three to four solar panels.
The Turkish aid organization Ahbap Association funded the initial 4,000 panels while other panel and equipment costs were donations from other sources. So far, there are over 43,000 dead in Turkey and Syria after two 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude quakes.
Source: RENEW ECONOMY