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Solar-Powered Africa
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Feb 20 2017 02:50 PM | eds in Solar Power
A "solar revolution" is coming to Africa,
. . . comparable in scale, and importance,
. . . to the rapid surge in mobile phone use,
. . . 2 decades ago.
Fast-dropping costs for solar power,
. . . combined with plenty of sun, and
. . . a huge need for electricity,
. . . on a continent where many are still without it,
. . . means solar has huge potential in Africa.
The continent gets,
. . . 117% more sunshine than Germany,
. . . which today has the highest installed solar power capacity.
Africa's vast solar potential,
. . . presents a huge opportunity for people to engage in,
. . . a range of economic activities such as:
. . . . . . irrigation, and
. . . . . . agro-processing.
It has never been more possible, and
. . . less expensive for Africa to realize this potential."
Pay-as-you-go solar,
. . . with payments made by mobile phone,
. . . are helping deal with cost problems.
2-20-2017 Source: Solar-powered Africa
. . . comparable in scale, and importance,
. . . to the rapid surge in mobile phone use,
. . . 2 decades ago.
Fast-dropping costs for solar power,
. . . combined with plenty of sun, and
. . . a huge need for electricity,
. . . on a continent where many are still without it,
. . . means solar has huge potential in Africa.
The continent gets,
. . . 117% more sunshine than Germany,
. . . which today has the highest installed solar power capacity.
Africa's vast solar potential,
. . . presents a huge opportunity for people to engage in,
. . . a range of economic activities such as:
. . . . . . irrigation, and
. . . . . . agro-processing.
It has never been more possible, and
. . . less expensive for Africa to realize this potential."
Pay-as-you-go solar,
. . . with payments made by mobile phone,
. . . are helping deal with cost problems.
2-20-2017 Source: Solar-powered Africa
