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Light in the jungle

Off-grid PV: In Laos a German entrepreneur is making electricity affordable for the inhabitants of remote villages. The solar electricity model, which uses Pico lamps from the company Phocos, is now gaining attention in other countries as well.

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pv magazine

07 Aug 2013

For Keo Noy the day used to be over with the onset of darkness. For a long time electricity remained a dream for the 300 inhabitants in her village of Bong Nam in the Laotian jungle. Only a meager amount of light from dangerous kerosene lamps was available in the evening. However, that is now …

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