International
Co-ops Send Equipment OverseasPublished: January 11th, 2012
Electric cooperatives in Pennsylvania and Ohio have been busy practicing the three R’s—reduce, reuse, recycle—and those efforts will help achieve another R: rural electrification. Adams... Read more
International
Hoosier Linemen to Power GuatemalaPublished: January 3rd, 2012
Nine years ago, Tracie Trent adopted a son from Guatemala. Now, following her lead, the co-ops in her state are adopting a country. In one of the largest projects undertaken by the NRECA... Read more
International
Community Dinners Aid Haiti RecoveryPublished: October 26th, 2011
A Minnesota electric cooperative has found a way to give its consumer-members a taste of the benefits of international electrification. The co-op hosts an annual community dinner to raise funds for... Read more
International
Wanted: Boots for HaitiPublished: September 26th, 2011
Before you toss out those old lineman boots with the steel shanks, take another look. Someone else might need them. Two line technicians at Central Virginia Electric Co-op, Lovingston, have begun... Read more
International
Electrifying Uganda: A Co-op StoryPublished: September 13th, 2011
BALTIMORE—When Garry Mbiad’s plane approached Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport in mid-July as part of an NRECA International Programs project, the first thing he noticed was what he... Read more
International
Building, and Powering, a New NationPublished: August 29th, 2011
They have plenty of guns, but do not yet produce enough food to feed a rapidly growing population. They live in a country the size of France, but there’s only 62.1 miles of paved roads. They are still... Read more
International
Linemen Honored for Overseas ServicePublished: May 11th, 2011
Most of the lineworkers and co-op staffers who sign on to help the NRECA International Foundation bring electricity to villages in developing countries have said their rewards come when the lights first... Read more