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French, gas utility Engie, has bought,
. . . Uganda, Fenix International, which sells home solar kits,
. . . financed through tiny regular payments,
. . . by mobile phone.

Systems cost $175-$800, sold to more than
. . . 140,000 Ugandan households in the past
. . . 3 years, bringing power to about
. . . 900,000 people.

Customers pay a
. . . $8 deposit to take home a basic solar system, and are given
. . . 7 days of free use, after which they must make,
. . . their regular payments to unlock the system,
. . . with a code sent by SMS.

"We match financing to what people can spend,
. . . this way they gradually replace kerosene
. . . with clean energy,"

Engie will help Fenix to expand, in about 10 Sub-Saharan countries, including:
. . . . . . Zambia,
. . . . . . Kenya,
. . . . . . Ivory Coast,
. . . . . . Senegal, and
. . . . . . Ethiopia.

10-21-2017 Source:  #Cellphone Pay for home solar