Ethio Telecom, Huawei launch solar-on-tower sites for green transformation of ICT energy
Ethio Telecom and Huawei have successfully deployed the first Solar-on-Tower solution in Africa The solution places photovoltaic panels on telecom towers, addressing challenges of insufficient land and space for urban solar power systems.
The site generated and used its own solar power within just two days of deployment and the solar power supply can last for up to four hours, reducing diesel generator use from six to two hours – a 40 per cent reduction in fuel consumption per site.
Thousands of sites in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, face space constraints, making it impossible to adopt more energy-efficient technology such as traditional ground-based PV solutions. Solar-on-Tower is the first solution to provide an efficient and feasible path for Africa’s telecoms industry to deploy clean energy solutions in space-constrained scenarios
