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Africa solars new frontier

Off-grid Africa: While the supporters of fossil fuels like to portray solar electricity as being a luxury affordable only in rich nations, its transformative power in the Global South is emerging at pace. Interestingly, business models along with technology are proving crucial in driving this change and Headwall Powers Brad Meikle takes an inside look at one of the leaders.

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pv magazine

07 Jan 2016

The capability to convert and store energy, as electricity, directly from the sun, has the potential to transform the world. Nobody’s lives are changed more than customers who were previously without electricity.In Africa, more than 75% of the population lacks access to electricity. For those that are on the grid, reliability is still quite poor, …

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