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In Adjuntas, a town of 18,000 people in west-central Puerto Rico, 82-year-old Olga Hern\u00e1ndez used to live in fear of every power cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An asthmatic and diabetic, she depended on ice to preserve her life-saving medicines and had to use a diesel generator daily when the regular power went out. The fumes it released sickened her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a CATCH story<\/p>

This story is part of Dialogue Earth\u2019s work on the Community Adaptations to City Heat (CATCH) project, in partnership with Boston University. The project is funded by Wellcome. All Dialogue Earth content is editorially independent.Read more stories from CATCH.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was no life,\u201d she tells Dialogue Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for nearly a decade now, a network of solar microgrids \u2013 small-scale electrical systems capable of generating and storing energy \u2013 has kept homes and businesses running, even during the frequent blackouts<\/a> experienced in Adjuntas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith solar energy, I no longer feel the power cuts,\u201d says Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behind this energy autonomy is Casa Pueblo<\/a>, a community organisation that puts energy in the hands of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microgrids can operate connected to the main grid, or isolate themselves from it during power outages to supply a hospital<\/a>, a community, or even a whole city. They can also keep medical equipment running \u2013 something that can save lives<\/a> when temperatures spike in a town like Adjuntas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power means life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Power cuts are a depressing fact of life for Puerto Ricans. Residents experienced an average of 73 hours of blackouts in 2024, according to<\/a> official statistics. Forty three of these were attributed to \u201cmajor events\u201d such as hurricanes. Not accounting for extreme weather events, the average frequency of energy interruptions has increased since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obsolete infrastructure, poor management, and allegations of corruption<\/a> plague Puerto Rico\u2019s electrical system. In 2017, Hurricane Maria exposed its fragility: nearly 3,000 people<\/a> died in the largest blackout<\/a> in the island\u2019s history, many due to interruptions in medical care<\/a> and life-support treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In June 2024, a heatwave<\/a> left more than 340,000 people in the capital San Juan and its surrounding areas without electricity. The temperature exceeded 48C in some areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter Maria, we learned that blackouts kill,\u201d Arturo Massol-Dey\u00e1, director of Casa Pueblo, tells Dialogue Earth. \u201cWe had no idea how many people depended on electricity to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solar panels were first installed through the Casa Pueblo project in 1999. During and after the 2017 hurricane it became an energy oasis, supplying<\/a> power to dialysis equipment, and oxygen and sleep apnoea machines. Meanwhile, parts of Adjuntas were left without power for six months. After the hurricane, these solar systems evolved into microgrids that have now been operating for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since then, the organisation has installed more than 3,000 photovoltaic panels across 400 solar projects, including Adjuntas Pueblo Solar<\/a>, the country\u2019s first urban microgrid. It supplies pharmacies, barbershops, pizzerias and other businesses. And it keeps Olga Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s medicine cool. When Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Fiona in 2022, the power stayed on in Adjuntas for nine days<\/a>, while other parts of the island were hit by blackouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not talking about energy independence for one house, but for the whole country. Puerto Rico can generate all its energy from the sun,\u201d says Massol-Dey\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rise of microgrids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Excessive heat is pushing power grids to their limits<\/a> across Latin America and the Caribbean, where millions depend on electricity to preserve medicines, operate medical equipment and cope with high temperatures. Drought can impact electricity generation<\/a> that relies on hydropower. Additionally, demand can spike due to heightened fan and air conditioner usage, overwhelming supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microgrids have \u201cthe potential to save lives\u201d, says the World Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 2022 handbook published<\/a> by the World Bank includes estimates that 217,000 microgrids would need to be rolled out by 2030 to displace those systems and appliances generating power from diesel and kerosene. It claims this would provide universal access to clean power \u2013 and avoid 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These systems are already finding favour in many countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to one analysis, the global microgrid market exceeded USD 44 billion<\/a> in 2025. North America accounted for the largest share, while Asia Pacific experienced the fastest growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Latin America and the Caribbean, their deployment is still in its infancy<\/a>. Historically, deployment has been linked to closing energy access gaps in communities beyond the grid, or where it operates only intermittently. There are many such locations in the region, amounting to an estimated 17 million<\/a> people without electricity access as of 2022. Brazil<\/a> is leading on deployment, while countries such as Chile and Peru<\/a> are also interested in utilising the technology to electrify remote areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solar panels in the village of Piyulaga, in the Brazilian Amazon. Brazil is leading on microgrid deployment in the region (Image: Fl\u00e1via Milhorance \/ Dialogue Earth)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In Haiti<\/a>, Honduras<\/a> and other countries<\/a>, microgrid networks already bring power to communities beyond the grid. The World Bank projects<\/a> that by 2030, more than six million people in Latin America will be connected via a web of 1,800 microgrids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When electricity reaches the desert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Southern Peru\u2019s electricity transmission lines have failed to make the journey to Laguna Grande, a fishing village in the Paracas National Reserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was impossible for electricity to reach us because of the remoteness and because it is a protected area,\u201d Esther Saravia, a fisher and chair of the community\u2019s electrification committee, explains to Dialogue Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electricity arrived<\/a> in Laguna Grande during 2016 via a solar and wind microgrid. It was initially financed<\/a> by The Inter-American Development Bank (BID), then by Peru\u2019s production ministry<\/a>. This system generates 25-35 kilowatt hours of electricity per day and offers an \u201coperational reliability\u201d of 97%, according to the national government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solar panels in Laguna Grande in the Paracas National Reserve in Ica, Peru, where there was no electricity before a solar and wind microgrid (Image: Franco Canziani)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Laguna Grande is a classic example of how microgrids can be more cost effective than extending the grid in developing countries. That is according to Franco Canziani Amico, founder of the company Waira Energ\u00eda<\/a> that led the project: \u201cThey are the best alternative when the electricity grid does not reach an area, and even when it could reach it, they are often more competitive in providing clean, local energy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Laguna Grande, energy costs USD 0.30 per kilowatt hour, while a generator would cost USD 0.37-0.74, according to Canziani Amico. The microgrid system operates on a pre-paid basis, and that money funds its maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although there are no hospitals to keep powered in Laguna Grande, the impact on health has been experienced there, too. Before, without refrigeration, fish would spoil. \u201cWe used to bring ice every day,\u201d says Saravia, who now stores food in a freezer. \u201cIt has changed our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renato Errea represents Partners in Health (SES), an organisation that has installed microgrids in medical centres<\/a> in the Peruvian Amazon. He stresses to Dialogue Earth that access to energy is crucial for health, especially for children under five and older adults: \u201cElectricity allows food to be refrigerated and prevents diseases such as food poisoning and diarrhoea, as well as mitigating heatwaves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several studies also link microgrids<\/a> to poverty and inequality reduction, as they offer cheaper and more reliable electricity. This can bring additional health benefits too, as poverty is often a driver of ill health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bracing for warming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Global warming is likely to make power problems worse for people who do not have resilient systems to rely on. Heatwaves are predicted<\/a> to get more frequent, more intense and longer across Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Mexico, where electricity coverage<\/a> exceeds 99% of the population, heatwaves have already pushed the grid to its limits. In 2024<\/a> and 2025, multiple states suffered blackouts when energy demand skyrocketed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two forces coming together: urgency and opportunity. And that combination can accelerate the deployment of microgrids<\/blockquote>Alejandro Sol\u00eds Tenorio, an expert in renewable energy at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara<\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had never seen a transmission and generation crisis occurring at the same time in Mexico,\u201d Alejandro Sol\u00eds Tenorio, an expert in renewable energy at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (UAG), explains to Dialogue Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In such a scenario, microgrids can prevent critical outages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Sol\u00eds Tenorio points out, \u201chospitals, cold chains and essential services cannot afford to shut down during a heatwave.\u201d For example, in Mexicali in the north of the country, temperatures exceed 50C in summer and there are constant blackouts. So, there are plans<\/a> to install solar panels on 150,000 homes by 2030, and to create microgrids in isolated communities. Mexicali\u2019s businesses are also pushing for microgrids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThere are two forces coming together: urgency and opportunity. And that combination can accelerate the deployment of microgrids,\u201d concludes Sol\u00eds Tenorio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Puerto Rico, more than 48,000 people rely on medical equipment<\/a> that requires power so they can live independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these so-called \u201celectro-dependents<\/a>\u201d is 93-year-old Iluminada V\u00e9lez, who lives in Adjuntas and needs an oxygen machine to help her breathe. During heatwaves, her family used to fan her with a cardboard box to keep her from suffocating. Now, her equipment runs without interruption thanks to solar power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As her son-in-law Jaime says, \u201cwithout solar energy, she might have died.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the second in a pair of articles about microgrid deployment around the world. You can read the first part <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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