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Rural electrification with SWER is an inexpensive method of extending the electricity grid to rural areas. SWER will reduce electrification costs to rural communities in developed and developing countries. Rural electrification using SWER will directly and indirectly help to reduce poverty. What does SWER stand for?SWER stands for single wire earth return and reduces costs by using one wire instead of two and also reduces the quantity and therefore costs of poles. We will show you how to use SWER to electrify your farm, village, water pump or rural business. This site contains the background and resources to enable you to evaluate and use SWER. NEW - Rural Electrification in Africa using SWER and Other Low Cost Solutions The January 2009 edition of Transmission and Distribution World Magazine contains a feature article on low cost rural electrifiction in Mozambique, South East Africa. Follow this link to get you there Rural Electrification in Mozambique Or get hold of a copy of the January print edition as the web article does not contain all the illustrations. Site Update Ruralpower.org has been updated. While we are still concentrating on SWER technology we well also look at conventional grid rural electrification technology i.e. two wire single phase electrifcation and three wire three phase electrification. Over time we aim to make the site more interactive and provide more dowloadable tools such as costing spreadsheets, pole top drawings, technical papers, frequently asked questions (faq) section etc. Using PSS/Adept to analyze SWER Rural Electrification Networks. The SWER Links section contains a Microsoft Power Point presentation showing you how to model SWER systems using PSS/Adept. This power system analysis package will enable you to analyze the voltage performance, losses, load flows etc. for SWER systems. You can now also download the early Mandeno paper on SWER. 
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