Solar Panels Bring Electricity to Remote Areas of Suriname

Posted by Jeremy Peterson / October 14, 2012

Jeremy Peterson of the U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname, visits New Aurora, a village on the Upper Suriname River, to see solar panel projects funded by the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) in October 2012.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to participate in the Peace Corps Legacy Project, which documents the sustainable projects people of Suriname have carried out with the help of Peace Corps volunteers during the organization's 17 years in country.

The group I traveled with visited villages on the Upper Suriname River to see solar panel projects funded by the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and put into place by Peace Corps volunteers and Suriname citizens. ECPA is a flexible, voluntary framework for countries to collaborate and cooperate on clean energy and climate change issues. Peace Corps Suriname's ECPA initiative focuses on energy poverty and climate change efforts and is supported by an interagency agreement between Peace… more »

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