In 2008 a PV-diesel hybrid system was installed at Ihushi Development Centre (IDC), near Mwanza, Tanzania. The supply side of the hybrid system includes a 655 Wp PV array, using two different types of modules, and a 12 kW diesel generator. The three-phase diesel generator is mainly powering machines in a carpentry workshop, however has been utilised as a multi-purpose generator, serving functions during day and night for beneficiaries.