TECHNICAL REPORT: Designing a solar street lighting intervention in Kobe refugee camp

Alianza Shire publishes the technical document ‘Designing a solar street lighting intervention in Kobe refugee camp’ to contribute to the knowledge of the international community of practitioners in the field of energy access in humanitarian contexts.

This is a technical report detailing the methodology used to gather information on the state of street lighting in Kobe Refugee Camp and its host community, with the aim of informing the participatory design of the intervention.

The methodology consisted of a literature review of relevant international initiatives, field data collection, analysis of this data and development of design proposals. After several discussions with local stakeholders and cross-checking of the above information, the final technical design was developed, leading to the installation of the solar lights.

Thanks to this project, 87 new solar street lights were installed and 118 non-functioning solar lights were replaced. As a result of this intervention, the area illuminated increased from 13.80% (17.17 hectares) to approximately 45.59% (56.74 hectares).

In areas identified as vulnerable, lighting coverage increased from 9.48% (2.72 hectares) to 33.39% (9.57 hectares), with a clear positive impact on the lives of women and girls.