LEDsafari partners with KeeIU solar in Mexico
By: Ledsafari Sa
Tags: Photovoltaic, Mexico, Company, Training, Solar Energy

Mexico is one of the best places to implement solar energy. 70% of the country has an insolation greater than 4.5 kWh/m²/day in a total area of 1,964,380 km². A recent energy reform has liberalized some sectors of the electricity sector allowing privates to produce their own energy and sell the surplus back to the grid.

Mexico has an ageing infrastructure and its citizens are looking to become independent from the grid. Pricing are on the rise as there are 430,000 users paying 20c of Euro/ KWh. In addition to this, there are still 1.5 million people without access to electricity. This provides an excellent opportunity for the solar sector to grow.

The installed capacity of solar in 2016 was 506 MW but it is expected to grow to 10,505 MW by the end of 2021 with a compound growth rate of 84%. During 2016 there were 12,577 contracts of distributed generation connected to the grid. Moreover, the commercial sector can be issued a Clean Energy Certificate per 1 MWh of production which can be traded.

Three schemes of interconnection can be implemented including, Net metering, net-billing and total sale. Although the new administration comes with different views, it is expected that distributed generation will continue to grow. The cost of installed watt is between $0.80 USD and $1.4 USD (1kW-500kW).

According to IRENA report 2018, 63,000 people are employed in Renewable sectors and 17,000 people in the Solar sector alone. According to Juan Carlos Soriano, CEO of KeeIU, solar sector in Mexico will need at least 75,000 people to meet the growing demand in the next 5 years and a capacity gap could hinder the growth. He feels that there is a strong need for training at the supply side (technicians, businesses, etc) but also at the demand side. Customers need to be educated on the benefits of solar as well.

With the aim of providing training and capacity building, KeeIU will provide LEDsafari learning platform (HelioLearn) to the solar companies and universities. They will also co-develop courses specifically for Mexican market.

HellioLearn Platform

“We believe here at KeeUI Solar that everybody should have access to information and education in renewables and sustainability to achieve true democratization of energy. We have been following LEDsafari and its accomplishments around the world and we are excited to see that they have chosen KeeUI as a starting partner in the region”- Juan Carlos Soriano Montero, CEO KeeIU.

KeeIU already works with multiples universities and 100+ solar companies in Mexico.

Author: LEDsafari, Switzerland, 7Feb 2019, contact: info@ledsafari.com

About KeeIU

KeeUI Solar is a company dedicated to accelerate the penetration of renewable and smart energy in Mexico. It empowers SMEs by providing training, automated dimensioning, and supply of equipment for the installation of energy systems. KeeUI Solar is an initiative of the “Energy Executive Training Program” organized by the Dutch Embassy in Mexico that promotes the industrial cooperation between the countries. It is supported by energy organizations including GGNI, Energy Delta Institute, GreenID, F&M Group, SUPORTS, among others. Furthermore, the startup has been incubated by MassChallenge Mexico class 2018.

About LEDsafari

LEDsafari is a clean-tech start-up based in Lausanne, Switzerland that develops innovative digital products to help solar companies and organisations to manage their staff and assets. LEDsafari uses its innovative solar kits for education purposes and online training platform for skill development.