The world’s most cutting-edge renewable tech is powering rural Africa

RCS Ottawa

Jul 7, 2016

Distributed power—where electricity is generated locally, instead of delivered via complex grid infrastructure—makes lots of sense for Africa. About 600 million Africans don’t have electricity. But sunlight is a widely available resource across most of the continent, making distributed solar power one of the more sensible options for electrification. Learn more

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