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Portable Solar Power Finds a Market in Rural Africa
The Distributed Power Trend
Distributed solar power in rural African communities is rapidly replacing the need for conventional wired grids. And just as mobile phones removed the need for land lines, off-grid power is arguably better than waiting for the grid to reach rural villages and communities. “The self-contained Solar Classroom illustrates that the technology is on a manageable scale and precludes the need for external grids,” Winfield said.
Azuri’s Halbert said, “With the reduction in cost of solar power, for most rural households distributed power is the most cost-effective way of delivering entry-level power that enables households to eliminate kerosene and adopt media and information devices such as radios and TVs.”
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