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Low cost solution could empower off-grid poor

A new lamp using inexpensive solar technology is being developed in Africa. This technology, less efficient but more affordable than others, could bring electric light to off-grid Africans and reduce dependence on kerosene.

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Low cost solution could empower off-grid poor, by Rhiannon Smith, AllAfrica, June 14, 2010 (AllAfrica.com)


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