SunSawang Company Limited is a social enterprise providing solar systems and lanterns for rural villages along the Thailand-Burma/Myanmar border. Our main office is located in Mae Sot District, Tak Province.
We empower locals through hiring and training village technicians and sales people to deliver solar products and after-sales service. In some communities, our clients are paying off the equipment with 1-to-5-year contract in an affordable amount. This innovative approach increases the project sustainability and helping the villagers to earn more income and improving their living conditions.
SunSawang’s clients also include internally-displaced people communities across the border in Burma/Myanmar. Our partners are local ethnic healthcare and education providers who manage medical clinics or hospital, and support schools in these areas.
OUR VISION
SunSawang’s vision is to deliver high quality, affordable, reliable solar energy products and services to rural areas along the border of Thailand and Burma/Myanmar. This will improve lives of people in remote communities and education for children, create local jobs, and increase their income.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to make solar electricity sustainable and economically accessible to rural Thailand and Burma/Myanmar.
We want our clients to have a safe source of energy and help them to improve their living conditions.
We also aim to create jobs in these communities, by employing local people to install and repair solar systems.
WHAT WE DO
Systems
We offer solar systems ranging from portable lanterns and mobile chargers to 5-15 kW systems powering hospitals, schools, and rural communities.
Technical Training
We provide technical training on solar energy knowledge including how to size, operate, maintain, and do basic repair of solar systems.
System Design
We also design solar system components to fit with our clients’ needs whether it is a quick-to-connect/disconnect system or a customized system to power vaccine refrigerators/freezers.
OUR CLIENTS’ THOUGHTS
“For the educational aspect, the solar electricity assists learning and teaching to be more convenient. The students learn by using diverse types of media. For example, they can learn about computers and the teachers can use projector in classrooms. Also, the electricity can be used for various community projects.”
Wannisa (school teacher)
“My house is a store. In the past, I would buy large ice cubes to store food and drinks in a large bucket for sale. The ice would last at most three days. I did this repeatedly until SunSawang’s solar system came along. I decided to buy a refrigerator and freezer to store fresh food and cold drinks to serve my customers. My wife is able to cook and sell noodles and bubble tea. This is a very good way to increase our income.”
Htee Aw Paw (shop owner)
“I am able to receive wound cleaning and the tetanus vaccine from the medics. If this would have happened at night, they would be able to use solar lighting to care for me.”
