Few weeks ago, in one of our weekly community calls, Mmerichukwu hinted on M3tering Protocol’s plan to develop and deploy its first industrial solar project on-chain. Just last week, Christwin also spoke of plans to develop a microgrid that could power up to 100 households in Nigeria. The development of this microgrid would be orchestrated in collaboration with Arkreen Network and its community, who are seeking to collectively own and deploy a microgrid on the protocol.
These projects, which are the first of its kind on the protocol, can be considered as the early initiatives of the second phase of M3tering Protocol — a phase that involves developing and deploying large-scale solar projects around Africa.
It is well understood that solar power plants and other large-scale solar projects can be challenging to adapt to decentralised energy networks. A few key challenges include local policies, incompatibility with our smart meters, and high maintenance costs. For this reason, we have taken several steps to ensure the seamless deployment of industrial renewable energy projects on the protocol.
In mid October, we all saw the news of an incoming upgraded Maxwell (the smart meter used in solar projects on M3tering protocol). Maxwell's upgrade aligns closely with the need to deploy large scale solar projects on the protocol. The smart meters are being designed to take on significantly increased electrical power, process more on-chain data, and ensure the integrity and security of the protocol. This new upgrade signifies just how much effort the team has put into this new purpose; The Full Inclusion.
In addition to upgrading the smart meters, we are now in talks with locals and project owners in Nigeria. The team is on the lookout for the best places to build microgrids and develop industrial-scale solar projects in Nigeria. In the next few weeks, there will be some travelling to various locations across the country to verify and validate the potential of microgrids in prospective areas. Also, we are open to recommendations from community members as this will help us make the most informed decision. If you know of household areas or businesses that could benefit from a new solar plant, signify, and we would be in-touch with you. Shoot us a DM on discord 😉
This “new” development isn't really new. We have been clear since day one about our mission to increase renewable energy adoption in the Global South and this new phase of the protocol sits at the heart of this mission.
Thanks to a number of partnerships, we kicked off with smaller impact projects in Nigeria that validated our technology and value in the local energy sector. We are now certain of the impact we could make across the entire African continent and beyond. In the coming months, you can expect to see increased collaborations that foster the deployment of solar projects from around Africa on the protocol.
If this future resonates with your core mission then you should be a part of this new phase of M3tering Protocol. We have weekly community calls, every Saturday and would be excited to learn of new ways we could go about achieving the goal of equal energy access in the Global South.
George E
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@georginho just dropped another one. 🚀 This guy doesn't sleep 😀 https://paragraph.xyz/@m3teringprotocol/m3tering-protocols-new-path-full-inclusion
I sleep oh 😂😂 Thanks for sharing ser 🫡
@georginho I have a vision of these "DePIN islands", that are small communities empowered by decentralized infrastructure. I could see next to these solar panels a Helium gateway, and a WeatherXM station for example. Installed and managed by the same team, which makes it more efficient to manage and also enable each other.
I can imagine it in the Global South where some of these resources would allow locals gain access to infrastructure that they would otherwise not be able to. Definitely should make this happen somehow, even if it's a pilot project next year