Kutaisi uses solar power to charge your device
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People living in Georgia’s third largest city Kutaisi can now charge their mobile phones, laptops and other electrical devices while enjoying the outdoors at the city’s first energy efficient park.
A large metal structure designed as three large flowers have been fitted with solar panels to provide electricity to several charging ports.
The ‘solar chamomile’ was installed in the city’s central garden and has several USB charging points, benches with light-emitting diode (LED) lights and solar lighting spots.
The ‘solar chamomile’ collects the sun’s energy during daylight hours, which charges internal batteries that in turn charge users electrical devices.
Today officials from Kutaisi City Hall and USAID visited the park and tested how the 'solar chamomile' was working. Photo by the press office of Kutaisi City Hall.
This was the first ‘solar chamomile’ installed in Georgia and aimed to encourage the use of green energy and the energy efficient lifestyle in Kutaisi and the country.
The project was co-financed by Winrock International, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Kutaisi City Hall and Energy Efficiency Centre of Georgia.
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