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Solar Tuki

A solar tuki is a rechargeable solar lighting system that is being implemented in Nepal to replace kerosene lamps commonly used by villagers. It includes two lamps that have white LED lights powered by an individual solar panel.[1] In 2004, Engineers Anil Chitrakar and Babu Raj Shrestha collaborated with their respective organizations, Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness and Centre for Renewable Energy, to produce, distribute, and further the development of the solar tuki in Nepal.[2] Their organizations sell the solar tuki systems, including solar panel, for $28 U.S. dollars, and the individual lamp is sold for $11.

  1. ^ "Solar Tuki-In, Kerosene lamp-Out". World Bank Group. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ^ Chitrakar, Anil; Babu Raj Shrestha. "The Tuki: Lighting up Nepal". doi:10.1162/itgg.2010.5.1.69. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)