• Outstanding Solar Projects award recognizes solar power’s impact on schools and health centers in rural Nigeria
• The winning project brought solar power and storage to 172 schools and 11 public health centers in rural Nigeria
• A collaboration between Schneider Electric and African Energy, the project came about through an initiative of the UK Department for International Development and the state government of Lagos, Nigeria
• To deliver on the project, the Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB) engaged trained local Nigerian partners, and selected Schneider Electric’s ConextTM family of solar and battery-based inverter/charger systems with online monitoring
• Schneider Electric will be showcasing innovation at every level at Intersolar 2016, Booth B2.110
Munich, June 22, 2016 – Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation and a global leader in solutions for solar solutions and energy storage power conversion chain, is the proud winner of the Intersolar Award for Innovation 2016, in the Outstanding Solar Projects category. This prestigious award recognizes solar energy projects that set a particularly inspiring example of the global energy transformation.