IKenya, izwe elise-East Africa, lenze izinyathelo ezinkulu ekuguquleni imboni yalo yamandla ngokwamukela imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo. Ngokwanda kwabantu kanye nokwanda kwesidingo sezimboni, indawo yamandla yaseKenya ibhekene nezinselelo ezimbili zokuqinisekisa ukufinyeleleka ngenkathi kukhuthazwa ukusimama. Ngokwesiko kuncike emandleni omoya namanzi, iKenya iqale ukuhlukanisa uhlelo lwayo lwamandla ukufaka imithombo yomoya, ilanga, kanye ne-biomass, ihambisana nezimo zomhlaba ezibheke ezixazululweni zamandla eziluhlaza. Lokhu kuguquka kubonisa ukuzibophezela kweKenya ekwehliseni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni nasekufezeni ukuphepha kwamandla. Izinqubomgomo zikahulumeni ezithathayo kanye nezinzuzo kuye kwakha indawo evumelana nokutshalwa kwezimali kanye nokuqanjwa kwezinto ezintsha emandleni avuselelekayo.

Ngaphandle kwalezi zithuthukisi, iKenya isabhekene nezinselelo ezifana nokungalingani kokufinyelela amandla phakathi kwezindawo zasemadolobheni nezasemakhaya kanye nesidingo sokuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yenethiwekhi. Ukubhekana nalezi zinselelo kudinga izixazululo ezintsha ezenzelwe imvelo eyingqayizivele yezwe kanye nomnotho walo. Njengoba iKenya iqhubeka nokukhula, ukuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe bokuvuselela amandla kuzoba kubalulekile ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamandla esikhathi esizayo ngendlela esimeme. Le ngqikithi ibeka isiteji sokubambisana kwamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokwethulwa kwemikhiqizo namasevisi amasha kakhulu wamandla avuselelekayo, njengalawo anikezwa yiGuangzhou Sunyoung Energy Co., Ltd.

I-Kenya ibhekwa njengomqalisi wezinguquko zamandla avuselelekayo e-Afrika, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezinsiza zemvelo eziningi ezikhona. Amandla omhlaba (geothermal energy) enza ingxenye ebalulekile ekukhiqizeni amandla ezweni, ancishiswe amandla omoya (hydroelectric), umoya (wind), nelanga (solar). Amandla elanga, ikakhulukazi, ayanda, ngenxa yezinga eliphezulu lokukhanya kwelanga eKenya okwenza kube yindawo efanelekayo yokufakwa kwamaphaneli elanga (solar photovoltaic - PV). Uhlelo lukahulumeni lwe-Vision 2030 lokuthuthukisa lugcizelela amandla avuselelekayo njengesisekelo sokukhula okuzinzile, kukhuthaza ukubamba iqhaza kwezinkampani ezizimele kanye nobudlelwano bamazwe omhlaba.

Amaphrojekthi amandla omoya, ikakhulukazi enyakatho yeKenya, afake isandla esikhulu ekwandiseni amandla enethi. Amandla asuka emabhilidi (biomass) kanye namagesi asuka emabhilidi (biogas) nawo ayahlolwa ukweseka ugesi ezindaweni zasemakhaya kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezixazululo ezingasebenzisi inethi. Le mithombo ehlukahlukene yamandla avuselelekayo ihlangene isiza iKenya ukuthi inciphise ukuncika kumafutha ezinsalela, yehlise izindleko zamandla, futhi inciphise umthelela omubi emvelweni. Ukuzibophezela kwezwe kumandla avuselelekayo kusekelwa yimigomo nemikhuthazo evumayo, okwenza kube yimakethe ethembisayo yabantu abahlinzeka ngobuchwepheshe bamandla avuselelekayo emhlabeni wonke.

I-Guangzhou Sunyoung Energy Co., Ltd., umkhiqizi ohamba phambili ochwepheshe kumalungiselelo elanga (solar inverters) nezixazululo zokugcina amandla (energy storage solutions), idlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwamandla avuselelekayo eKenya. Ngokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bayo obuthuthukisiwe nolwazi olunzulu embonini, i-Guangzhou Sunyoung Energy ihlinzeka ngemikhiqizo eyenziwe ngokwezifiso, enenzuzo yamalungiselelo elanga nezinhlelo zokugcina amandla eziklanyelwe izidingo ezithile zaseKenya. Izixazululo zenkampani zithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle nokwethembeka kokufakwa kwamandla elanga, okwenza amandla avuselelekayo afinyeleleke futhi esimeme kakhulu imiphakathi yasemadolobheni nasemakhaya.

Ngokugxila kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe nekhwalithi, iGuangzhou Sunyoung Energy isekela izinhloso zamandla avuselelekayo zaseKenya ngemiklamo yokubambisana kanye nobudlelwano bendawo. Uhlu lomkhiqizo wabo lwenzelwe ukwenza kahle ukukhiqizwa nokusatshalaliswa kwamandla elanga, ukunciphisa ukulahleka kwamandla, nokuhlinzeka ngamandla azinzile noma ngaphandle kwenethi. Ukuze uthole imininingwane eningiliziwe ngeminikelo yabo, amabhizinisi kanye nabathuthukisi bamaphrojekthi bangavakashela i Umkhiqizo ikhasi. Ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ekusimameni kanye nokwenza ngokwezifiso kubeka yona njengomdlali obalulekile ekuguqukeni kwamandla eKenya.

Imikhiqizo ye-Guangzhou Sunyoung Energy iletha izinzuzo eziningi emkhakheni wezinsiza-zokusimama zamandla aseKenya. Okokuqala, ama-solar inverter abo enziwe ngobuchwepheshe ukuze asebenze kahle kakhulu futhi ahlale isikhathi eside, afanele izimo zezulu ezahlukahlukene zaseKenya. Lawa ma-inverter ahlanganisa ubuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe be-MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking), okwandisa ukuqoqwa kwamandla elanga futhi kuqinise amandla aphumayo. Ngokuhlanganiswa nezinhlelo eziqinile zokugcina amandla, ziqinisekisa ukutholakala kwamandla okuqhubekayo, kunciphisa ukungazinzi kwamandla elanga.

Elinye inzuzo yindlela yenkampani eyenziwe ngokwezifiso yokuhlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende. Ngokunikeza izinsizakalo ze-OEM ne-ODM, i-Guangzhou Sunyoung Energy yenza izixazululo ngokusekelwe kusayizi wephrojekthi, izinto ezithinta imvelo, kanye nezidingo zomsebenzisi. Lokhu kuvumelana nezimo kusekela izinhlobonhlobo zezicelo, kusuka kumalungiselelo elanga ezindlini kuya kumafakelo amakhulu ezohwebo nezimboni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imikhiqizo yabo ihambisana namazinga omhlaba wekhwalithi nokuphepha, iqinisekisa ukwethembeka nokusebenza kwesikhathi eside. Ngokuhlanganisa lezi zixazululo, iKenya ingasheshisa ukwamukelwa kwamandla avuselelekayo ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa ukumelana kwenethiwekhi.

Amaphrojekthi amaningana eKenya abonise ukusebenza kahle kwezixazululo zamandla avuselelekayo zeGuangzhou Sunyoung Energy. Ngokwesibonelo, ukufakwa kwamandla elanga esifundeni sasemakhaya kusebenzise ama-inverter kanye nezinhlelo zabo zokugcina amandla ukuhlinzeka ngogesi ongaphazamiseki esikhungweni sezempilo sabantu bendawo. Lo mphrojekthi uthuthukise kakhulu ukuhlinzekwa kwezinsizakalo zezempilo ngokuvumela amandla athembekile emishini yezokwelapha nokuqandisa imigomo.

Esinye isimo esiphumelele sasibandakanya ipulazi elikhulu likagesigeme eliseNairobi, lapho ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Guangzhou Sunyoung’s solar inverters kuthuthukise ukukhiqizwa kwamandla futhi kunciphise izindleko zokusebenza. Ukuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kwamandla kwaba nomthelela ekubuyiseleni okumangalisayo kwemali etshaliwe futhi kwabonisa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe babo bungakwazi ukukhula. Lezi zimo zibonisa ikhono lenkampani lokuzivumelanisa nezidingo zamandla zaseKenya nokuhlinzeka ngezixazululo ezinomthelela ezishukumisa ukuthuthukiswa okuzinzile. Ezinye izibonelo nezibuyekezo zenkampani zingahlolwa kuIzindaba ikhasi.

Ngokubheka phambili, umkhakha wezinguquko zamandla eKenya unamandla amakhulu okukhula. Njengoba ubuchwepheshe buqhubeka futhi izindleko ziqhubeka nokwehla, ilanga nezinye izinguquko kulindeleke ukuthi ziqhubeke nokuba yizona ezihamba phambili ekuxubeni kwamandla. Izinqubomgomo eziqondise ekuthuthukiseni ingqalasizinda yenethiwekhi, ukukhuthaza izinhlelo zamandla ezihlakazekile, nokwandisa utshalomali lomkhakha oyimfihlo kuzonika amandla leli jubane. I-Guangzhou Sunyoung Energy ibekwe kahle ukusekela lezi zintuthuko ngokuhlinzeka ngama-inverter elanga esizukulwane esilandelayo nezixazululo zokugcina amandla.

Ukugxila okuqhubekayo kwenkampani emcwaningini nasekuthuthukisweni kuzoyenza ikwazi ukwethula imikhiqizo emisha ehlangabezana nezidingo zemakethe ezivelayo eKenya, njengezinhlelo zamandla ezi-hybrid namapulatifomu okuphatha amandla ahlakaniphile. Ngokubambisana nababambiqhaza bendawo, iGuangzhou Sunyoung Energy ihlose ukufaka isandla embonweni yaseKenya yokufinyelela kwamandla kuwo wonke umuntu nokumelana nesimo sezulu. Amabhizinisi nabatshalizimali abanesithakazelo ezixazululweni zamandla esimeme bangafunda kabanzi ngobuchwepheshe nenjongo yenkampani kuMayelana Nathi ikhasi.

Ukuzibophezela kweKenya kumandla avuselelekayo kunikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokukhula okuguquguqukayo nokusimama. I-Guangzhou Sunyoung Energy Co., Ltd. ibonakala njengomlingani onokwethenjelwa kulolu hambo, inikeza izixazululo zamandla avuselelekayo ezithuthukisiwe, ezenziwe ngokwezifiso ezibhekana nezinselelo ezithile zezwe kanye nezinjongo zalo. Ubuchwepheshe babo kumashintshi elanga kanye nezinhlelo zokugcina amandla busekela umgomo weKenya wokwandisa ukungena kwamandla ahlanzekile ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa ukwethembeka kwamandla nokufinyeleleka.

Ezinkampanini, ohulumeni, kanye nemiphakathi efuna ukusebenzisa amandla avuselelekayo aseKenya, ukubambisana neGuangzhou Sunyoung Energy kungaba yisinyathelo esihle sokufeza intuthuko esimeme. Ukuhlola uhla oluphelele lwemikhiqizo namasevisi enzelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamandla avuselelekayo aseKenya, vakashela inkampani, Kwenziwe Ngokwezidingo ikhasi namuhla. Ngokubambisana, singakha ikusasa lamandla elihlanzekile nelikhanyayo ngeKenya nangaphezulu.