Feasibility Study - Affordable Off-Grid Connectivity Feasibility Study, through Vernonburg Group LLC

$340.8K USD

Funder	Trade and Development Agency
Recipient Organization	Vernonburg Group LLC
Country	South Africa
Start Date	Apr 11, 2024
End Date	Feb 27, 2028
Duration	1,417 days
Number of Grantees	4
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`133073-70`

Grant Description

A USTDA grant funds a feasibility study (Study) to assess the economic and technical viability of Ilitha Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd's expansion of fixed wireless access network infrastructure in township communities with unreliable electricity access across South Africa.

The Study would include a pilot of U.S. company MeshPlusPlus Inc.'s solar-powered Wi-Fi solution in Mandela Park, a township in the O.R. Tambo District of the Eastern Cape Province. U.S. firm Vernonburg Group LLC will carry out the Study on a sole-source basis.