Electricity in Haiti

Maybe you shouldn't park your car too close to a power line during a storm because I really got lucky. This fallen power line in my neighborhood in Haiti fell inches from by car!

Now if only the electric company (EDH) would come fix it in time and restore my electricity!

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PHOTO: Haitian Protesters in Bas Plateau Central cut off the power lines going to the other side of the department, Haut Plateau Central on the basis that residents of the Haut Plateau refuse to protest.

Monday 11 Feb 2019

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What do you do in Haiti when suddenly the light goes out and there is no electricity?

Unless you have a power inverter an some deep cycle batteries to store energy for when you need it, you, my friend, are in the dark. 'Ou nan blackout', the famous word in matters of electricity and power in Haiti.

Backup power is a very important thing to have in country like Haiti where electricity is not available on a 24-hour basis. The current government is working to change that but, still, you gotta have some kind of energy reserve at least to keep the lights running in case of electricity blackout.

Talk about power Inverters and deep cycle battery in Haiti...

Automatic Power Inverter/Chargers made in the Dominican Republic - Why can't we make them in Haiti?

If you have a solar system to keep those batteries fully charged you are good to go because there's plenty of sunshine in Haiti all year long.

What kind of backup power do you have in your neck of the woods?

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You don't have to live off the grid to have yourself some deep cycle batteries for backup energy in Haiti.

Whether you live in the capital Port-au-Prince or any little city in the country, you got to have at least two or for deep cycle batteries and a Power Inverter Charger to keep the lights on when the electricity goes out

We bought these four Trace T-235 deep cycle platinum 6 volt batteries a few years ago. They are pretty darn good.

Backup power is a very important thing to have in country like Haiti where electricity is not available on a 24-hour basis.

What kind of backup power do you have in your neck of the woods?

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Talk about a business opportunity in Haiti, I do not notice a lot of power inverter/chargers and recycled deep cycle batteries for sale in Haiti while in many cities and small towns in the neighboring Dominican Republic, you will find at least one store that that make cheap and new Automatic Power Inverter/Chargers.

This is a great business opportunity, don't you think?

Not everyone can afford to to to Valerio Canez and dish out hundred of dollars U.S. to buy big brand power inverters and brand new Trojan deep cycle batteries.

People with economic problems in Haiti need backup power too. Right?

backup power is something that people in the lower middle class and the poor don't really have access to and no one seems to be taking advantage of that.

So I think it would be a great business opportunity to fix and resell old power inverters and deep cycle batteries especially now that Haitians are more energy conscious.

Hey... Big businessmen in Haiti, why not import the parts? why not start a new business model in Haiti where young Haitians can buy parts and build inverter/chargers to resell to the people. This type of business is all over the Dominican Republic.

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Gade photo saa... Hervé Pierre-Louis, directeur général de L'Electricité d'Haiti (EDH)

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Look at this photo... Haiti - An electric bill from the electric company, EDH (Electricity of Haiti).

Gade photo saa... yon facture EDH - Electricité d'Haiti - Facture de Consommation d'Energie

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Look at this photo... Haiti Electricity... Just checked my Household Electricity Voltage Test... Only 71.2 Volts... It's supposed to be 110 to 120 Volts... What the???

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Wow... Electricity in Hinche Haiti is sometimes below 90 Volts AC... That's when the fridge stops working, power inverters will not charge the batteries...

KREYOL: Nan Ville de Hinche Haiti, EDH ap jere nou mal... Kouran an ba ba ba... 87.4 volts... Kouran an ap monte desann an 85 volts a 90 volts... Wow... A mezanmi... se pa tout moun ki bezwen limen anpoul selman... Menm frigidè pa mache ak yon kouran konsa... Rete... O O...

At lease they could keep the electricity over 100 volts ac... While I am at home complaining at my friend's house outside of town, he can barely see where he is going with the lights so dim...

At least we have power... Thanks EDH... LOL

In most places around the world electricity is 110 to 120 volts AC or 220 to 230 volts AC... In my neck of the woods, Hinche Haiti, we have enough electricity to power a light bulb.

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Look at this photo, EDH, Haiti's Electric company at work... A repair man from the electric company is high up on a light pole fixing the electricity

EDH means Eletricité d'Haiti...

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