Kyocera Corp. says it will supply and install its solar-power generating systems in Tunisia under a yen-loan project by the Japanese government through Itochu Corp. This is the first case in which yen loans, a form of official development assistance provided by the Japanese government, will be applied to the delivery and installation of PV power systems.
Starting in April, Kyocera will successively install its solar power generating systems in 500 households in villages that do not currently have electricity in the three Tunisian governorates of Kef, Siliana and Beja. These systems will charge storage batteries using power generated during daylight hours and make the power available for residential lighting and other needs at night.
