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But overcoming challenges like poverty and a lack of solar knowledge are major challenges.The power of the sun could be the key to...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eWith lots of sunshine and an underdeveloped electrical grid, Cambodia is well suited to solar power. \u003cbr/\u003eBut overcoming challenges like poverty and a lack of solar knowledge are major challenges.\u003cbr/\u003eThe power of the sun could be the key to provide energy in rural areas of Cambodia.\u003cbr/\u003eSocial enterprise Kamworks brings solar energy to the population cut off from the national grid.\u003cbr/\u003eKamworks is based in the rural Kandal province about 50 kilometres (31.1 miles) north of the capital Phnom Penh. \u003cbr/\u003eSet up by Dutchman Arjen Luxwoldawas, the company was established in Cambodia in 2006.\u003cbr/\u003eKamworks was funded through a World Bank project.\u003cbr/\u003eThe enterprise develops and manufactures solar energy devices including systems for water pumping, electricity, and refrigeration.\u003cbr/\u003eTheir products are sold to homes and businesses all over Cambodia as well as in Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. \u003cbr/\u003eChief Operating Officer Brecht Van Der Laan says tropical Cambodia is an ideal country for solar power. \u003cbr/\u003e\"First of all, of course, because there's a lot of sun. Second of all because seventy-five percent of the country is not connected to the grid, which is about eighty percent of the population. Therefore instead of making expensive electric grids it's really cost efficient to start solar here,\" he says. \u003cbr/\u003eKamworks' signature product is the MoonLight solar lantern which was designed in collaboration with villagers.\u003cbr/\u003eThe device fits the needs of the rural poor who need lighting to ride their motorbikes, brighten their houses, and move about in the dark in the countryside, according to Sokun San, head foreman at Kamworks.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You can charge the battery during the day with the solar panel and use it at night just like a regular lamp. You can hang it around your neck and use it like a torch or you can hang it like this and use it as a light in your house,\" explains Sokun San.\u003cbr/\u003eKamworks assembles all their systems locally. \u003cbr/\u003eIts aim is to bring technology, jobs and expertise in the country.\u003cbr/\u003eThis allows the company to better service their products which can be easily recycled at the end of their lifetime.\u003cbr/\u003eTo help distribute the solar systems - and teach people how to use them, Kamworks works closely with the Dutch NGO Picosol set up in 2008.\u003cbr/\u003ePicosol Cambodia Country Manager Yolanda Zwetsloot says that expanding solar power usage in the country is challenging.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are some problems in Cambodia. One problem is the lack of knowledge, the second problem is that there are long distances to cover and the third problem is they don't have the money to buy it so with these problems we want to help companies and we want to help villagers to solve these issues and that's why we're here,\" she says. \u003cbr/\u003ePicosol built this training house where Cambodian villagers learn how to install and use solar devices. \u003cbr/\u003eThe training is free of charge and the knowledge can later be shared with others who are considering to switch to solar power. \u003cbr/\u003eSolar power is perfectly suited to rural families says Brecht Van Der Laan.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The benefits of solar for the rural people is that it's safe - a lot of people use kerosene lights and there's a big fire risk in that. It's also more convenient because you don't have to drag around car batteries from here to there and of course because it's cheaper in the end,\" says Van Der Laan. \u003cbr/\u003eIn the last five months, Kamworks has installed over 12,000 solar home systems across 7 provinces in Cambodia. \u003cbr/\u003eFor Keat Kalyan, living in the Sre Ampil village, the Moonlight lamp made her life easier.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I like to use the Moonlight lamp because it's so easy to use inside the house. We no longer have to charge our car battery everyday.  We just have to put the charger under the sunlight and we can use the moonlight anywhere. Also it is safer for the house and we can use it anywhere.\"\u003cbr/\u003eKamworks is planning to export solar devices to ten countries in Africa and Asia by the end of 2013.   \u003cbr/\u003eChher Teal Commune, Keansvay District, Kandal Province - June 13, 2012.\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of buildings with solar devices.\u003cbr/\u003e2. Medium pan of solar panels.\u003cbr/\u003e3. Medium pan of solar street lamp. \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of factory buildings.\u003cbr/\u003e5. Wide of 'Kamworks' building.\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of Brecht Van Der Laan, Chief Operational Officer of Kamworks watching worker operating drill\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of Van Der Laan and worker at drill\u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of Van Der Laan and worker at drill\u003cbr/\u003e9.  SOUNDBITE: (Dutch), Brecht Van Der Laan, Chief Operational Officer of Kamworks.\u003cbr/\u003e\"First of all, of course, because there's a lot of sun. Second of all because seventy-five percent of the country is not connected to the grid, which is about eighty percent of the population. Therefore instead of making expensive electric grids it's really cost efficient to start solar here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10.  Wide of 'moonlight' banner with moonlights hanging on wall.\u003cbr/\u003e11.  Medium of moonlights.\u003cbr/\u003e12.  Close up of moonlight. \u003cbr/\u003e13.  Mid of Sokun San, Head Foreman at Kamworks working on laptop\u003cbr/\u003e14.  SOUNDBITE: (Khmer), Sokun San, Head Foreman at Kamworks.\u003cbr/\u003e\"You can charge the battery during the day with the solar panel and use it at night just like a regular lamp. You can hang it around your neck and use it like a torch or you can hang it like this and use it as a light in your house.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15.  Wide pan of factory floor.\u003cbr/\u003e16.  Zoom in of woman gluing solar panel. \u003cbr/\u003e17.  Mid of two workers at workbench. \u003cbr/\u003e18.  Mid of two workers at workbench with moonlights at the foreground\u003cbr/\u003e19.  Wide of Picosol building\u003cbr/\u003e20.  Close of 'Picosol sign \u003cbr/\u003e21.  Mid of Yolanda Zwetsloot, Country Manager of Picosol talking with a man\u003cbr/\u003e22.  SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Yolanda Zwetsloot, Country Manager of Picosol in Cambodia, Kandal Province (HQ in the Netherlands)\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are some problems in Cambodia. One problem is the lack of knowledge, the second problem is that there are long distances to cover and the third problem is they don't have the money to buy it so with these problems we want to help companies and we want to help villagers to solve these issues and that's why we're here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23.  Tilt up of house.\u003cbr/\u003e24.  Wide of woman and instructor.\u003cbr/\u003e25.  Medium pan of woman and instructor. \u003cbr/\u003e26.  Zoom out of woman and instructor working on a machine\u003cbr/\u003e27.  Wide of woman and instructor turning on lights. \u003cbr/\u003e28.  SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Brecht Van Der Laan, Chief Operational Officer of Kamworks.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The benefits of solar for the rural people is that it's safe - a lot of people use kerosene lights and there's a big fire risk in that. It's also more convenient because you don't have to drag around car batteries from here to there and of course because it's cheaper in the end.\"\u003cbr/\u003e29.  Wide of house with family sitting on a bench underneath\u003cbr/\u003e30.  Pan from little girl to hanging moonlight lamp.\u003cbr/\u003e31.  SOUNDBITE: (Khmer), Keat Kalyan, villager in Sre Ampil village, Keansvay District, Kandal Province.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I like to use the Moonlight lamp because it's so easy to use inside the house.  We no longer have to charge our car battery everyday.  We just have to put the charger under the sunlight and we can use the moonlight anywhere. Also it is safer for the house and we can use it anywhere.\"\u003cbr/\u003e32.  Mid of solar panel device.\u003cbr/\u003e33.  Close of solar panels. \u003cbr/\u003e34.  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