Um… More Power Please

Posted by on Sep 23, 2013

With the weather in Madang coming in at a balmy 86 – 90 degrees with 96% humidity there’s a need for air movement.  Air comes from fans, and fans need electricity to move… there in lies the issue.  Madang lost power 2 times on the 5 days that we were there recently.  One occasion was over 1 hour, and yes the fans stopped moving.  It quickly went from warm but bearable to wet and muggy, there was not a dry shirt in the house.

It was encouraging getting to experience this first hand as it showed me the need for a generator.  Logistics Coordination will require a good amount of power was well as backup power for:  Frozen items, refrigerated items, and keeping our little family cool.  This is just one of the things that our team is working through in preparation to leave.

Image by:  Ollie-G