Tanzania Replication Site
Living lab description
The living lab in Tanzania is located in the rural settings of Mwanza, Iringa, Kigoma, Ruvuma and Dodoma Region. The activities are conducted jointly by the successful companies from the Call for Entrepreneurs such as Simu Solar focused on water irrigation. Other expected undertakings include cold value chain for fishing community and solar powered water pump.
Within the SESA project, the Tanzanian Living Lab is a replication site. Currently there is one company engaged through the Siemens Stiftung via the Call for Entrepreneurs to replicate the Irrigation as the services. This activity began in November 2023.
Living lab activities
The Tanzanian living lab, operating as a replication lab, is set to begin replicating Irrigation services with the support of a company through the Siemens Foundation, commencing from November 1st.
Description of the problem addressed
There are several challenges that the Tanzanian replication site is working to address
- Firstly, the site has a different area of focus compared to the initial proposal. The site is focusing on solar irrigation while the original proposal suggested other productive uses of energy such as cold chain, energy for markets and cold value chain.
- Secondly, location of the replication site has changed from the previous region from four to five to one technology in regions that we cannot decide ourselves.
Demonstration objectives
The replication site in Tanzania will be replicating a “pay as you go” system of solar powered irrigation alongside a company known as Simu Solar.
Technology being tested
The replication site in Tanzania will be replicating a “pay as you go” system of solar powered irrigation alongside a company known as Simu Solar.