The transition to renewable energy is well underway. Countries that once balked at renewable energy are rushing to establish policies to promote it. Banks and investment funds are placing an increasing share of assets in this sector. There is great hope among policy makers that this transition will be the “silver bullet” that solves simultaneously the environmental, economic and employment crises. The reality, however, is not so rosy.
The Yansa Group partners with communities that want to make use of their renewable energy sources as a means to building sustainable and participatory local economies. Yansa provides the project financing, technology, management and community training, and our community partners provide the land and renewable resource. Our initial project is in Oaxaca, Mexico where we are working with a Zapotec community to create the first community wind farm in the region.