Move Will Enhance Living Conditions in Power-short Areas of Kenya

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced the donation of solar power panels to communities in Kenya through a joint initiative with Sharp Corporation, Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (Sharp), and the International Organization for Migration . A total of 420 solar panels manufactured by Sharp were donated and installed at shelters for people displaced by floods in Tana River County in coastal Kenya and vulnerable communities in Mandera County in Northeastern Kenya.
As part of this project, MOL provided IOM with free multimodal transport services, including container shipping, rail, and truck transport from Sharp’s Sakai Warehouse in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, to the MOL Logistics warehouse in Nairobi. MOL also arranged and provided environmental attribute certificates ^{(Note 2)} for each transport mode—maritime, rail, and truck transport—to IOM ^{(Note 3)}.

On October 29, a commemorative ceremony was held in Tana River County, one of the project sites. The solar panels installed under the project will provide electricity to approximately 130 households in power-short areas in Tana River, Kenya, helping to improve local living conditions. Further details about the project are available on YouTube and on the website below.

Under the MOL Group Management Plan “BLUE ACTION 2035” Phase 2, the MOL Group has identified the Indian Ocean Arc —stretching from East Africa to Southeast Asia, where it anticipates medium- to long-term economic growth—as one of its priority areas. Kenya is one of the group’s key strategic regions, and it has been working closely with local companies to create business opportunities there ^{(Note 4)}. Through its business activities and social contributions, MOL Group will create both economic and social value and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.