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The Shire Alliance is made up of Iberdrola, Acciona, Signify, the Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), and collaborates with UNHCR.
The Shire Alliance is made up of Iberdrola, Acciona, Signify, the Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID)
and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), and collaborates with UNHCR.
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This project is co-founded by the European Union through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)
Technical report. Socio-economic data and energy access in households in Hilaweyn refugee camp and host communities
PublicationsIn the spirit of good knowledge management generated by Alianza Shire experience, we published “Socioeconomic and energy access data at household level in Hilaweyn refugee camp and host communities”, a technical report presenting findings on energy access and population profiles through surveys conducted in Hilaweyn refugee camp and host communities in 2022. The surveys highlighted […]
Technical report. Implementing a solar mini-grid in Kobe refugee camp: technical design, management and economic model
PublicationsWe publish the document “Implementing a solar mini-grid in Kobe refugee camp: technical design, management and economic model” to present the methodology used to develop the technical design, management and economic model of a solar mini-grid system to provide energy access to critical community services in Kobe refugee camp and its host community. This report […]
Collaboration beyond traditional spaces. Alianza Shire takes part in the 10th IECAH State Conference
NewsOn Thursday 28 November, Mario Fanjul, Head of Spanish Development Cooperation in Ethiopia, represented Alianza Shire at the 10th State Conference of Institute for Studies on Conflict and Humanitarian Action (IECAH, in Spanish). Under the theme “The value of working together in crisis response: beyond coordination”, the conference aimed to look at initiatives that demonstrate […]
The programme ‘Africa hoy’ on Radio Nacional de España interviews members of Alianza Shire
NewsOn 17 December, four Alianza Shire representatives were interviewed on RNE’s “Africa hoy” programme. Rosario Sánchez, Manager of Sustainable Development and Agenda 2030 at Iberdrola; Macarena Romero, Head of Humanitarian Action Programmes at AECID in Ethiopia; Sonia Ramos, Coordinator of the Shire Alliance Project Office; and Jordi Manrique, Spokesperson for Signify, spoke with journalist Mavi […]
Alianza Shire High Level Forum in Addis Ababa: Renewable Energy for Transforming Humanitarian Contexts
NewsOn 6 November, Addis Ababa witnessed a High-Level Forum promoted by Alianza Shire, an event that marked the culmination of years of work by the alliance partners to provide access to energy in the Kobe and Hilaweyn refugee camps and host communities in Dollo Ado (Ethiopia). The meeting brought together key actors of the project […]
Interview with Sergi Pedra: “We have worked for the refugee population, but above all with them. The ‘with’ has been very important”
NewsA key player in the deployment of the mini-grid which is already supplying community services in the Kobe refugee camp and its host community is the consulting and engineering company Trama TecnoAmbiental (TTA). This is a global company that is a pioneer in the field of mini-grids based on 100% renewable or hybrid energies, and […]
Alianza Shire’s project in Dollo Ado closes with meeting in Addis Ababa
NewsOn Wednesday 6 November, a high-level meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Addis Ababa to hear about the results of the Shire Alliance’s work in Dollo Ado and to discuss key issues of energy access in humanitarian action, such as the cross-cutting impacts of energy and the sustainability of energy interventions […]
Alianza Shire brings ten years of experience to the community of practice in energy access and humanitarian aid
News, PublicationsSharing the knowledge generated by the Alianza Shire members with other actors in the international community has always been one of the alliance’s goals. Indeed, all the Alianza Shire’s manuals and reports are published under the Creative Commons licence. However, until now there has been no single, publicly accessible repository of this documentation. With the […]
TECHNICAL REPORT: Designing a solar street lighting intervention in Kobe refugee camp
News, PublicationsAlianza 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 […]
The Kobe refugee camp’s solar mini-grid is up and running: how to make it sustainable over time?
NewsOne of the key components of the Alianza Shire’s intervention in Kobe -the creation of a solar mini-grid capable of providing clean, renewable energy to 16 community services- has finally completed the installation phase, which began in June, and is now fully operational following testing. Thanks to this system, community spaces including schools, health centers, […]