Over the last few weeks we’ve been gearing up for the opening of our pilot site in Mvuti. This last Monday we conducted an informational meeting detailing our service offering and pricing. After I introduced the EGG-energy team in my broken Kiswahili, Hussein presented the business to the community.
We quickly disseminated 200 pamphlets that day. Here is one sheet of our three-fold pamphlet, including the cover (right), the frequently asked questions (middle), and the inside flap with the summary of our service (left).
After the meeting, we conducted a survey of our feasibility study customers to determine how much their energy expenditures have changed since starting with EGG-energy 2 months ago. The results were very encouraging:
- Kerosene usage for lighting in most homes went to zero
- EGG-energy saved its customers an average of Tsh. 1800 per week on energy expenditures for lighting, radio, and mobile phone charging. This is an annual savings of Tsh 90000 ($70), more than enough to cover the cost of the installation and battery subscription.
Our supply room is stocked, batteries charged, user manuals ready, receipts printed. EGG-energy is open for business Monday November 2nd!
–Jamie
