Ramping up the fight for renewable energy

For all of the pride Atem Ramsundersingh feels about finally being able to unveil the fruits of the past six years of labour, the picture is still not perfect.

It cannot be, not until he removes diesel from the equation completely.

Mr Ramsundersingh is the chief executive of WEnergy Global, and the company is on a mission to electrify Southeast Asia, or specifically, communities that have quite literally not yet seen the light.

Its first project is a micro-grid hybrid in the city of Sabang, on the Philippine island of Palawan. In this particular hybrid configuration, which comprises sola…