The Rwanga Foundation, a non-profit organization based in the Iraqi city of Erbil, has inaugurated the first entirely entirely on solar energy-driven village of the country.
The Kulak Solar Village, located in the Harir district in the Kurdistan region in Northern Iraq, will offer residents around the clock. Local Press has reported the Solar Village that contains 195 solar panels that will supply 36 houses, a mosque, a school and a community hall.
According to a statement from the Rwanga Foundation, solar-driven irrigation can also be possible and there are plans to offer practical training programs in regenerative agriculture.
The foundation adds that the initiative arrives when the region is confronted with escalating environmental challenges, including extreme heat waves, water scarcity and rapid desert formation. According to a ranking of the United Nations, Iraq is the fifth most vulnerable country for climate change in the world.
There are plans to Kulak model in rural areas in Kurdistan and Central Iraq before the end of the decade, where the foundation intends to work together in collaboration with regional authorities and international organizations.
“Our vision is to see this model grow in Iraq – one village at the same time – until sustainability becomes the standard, not the exception,” said Idris Nechirvan Barzani, founder and president of the Rwanga Foundation.
Figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) State Iraq’s cumulative solar capacity were 42 MW at the end of last year.
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