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How Green Power is Driving Rural Africa
5th August 2020
Here is a fantastic developmental clip looking at a small-scale project in rural Kenya.
The project is looking to fostering sustainable development via green energy. In a continent where 650 million people still don't have access to electricity, via solar-powered mini-grids, this might offer a solution that significantly enhances people's developmental prospects.
It looks at the multiple ways that mini-grids can supply power in a way that is affordable for Africa's rural poor: as the clip highlights, the problem really is one which revolves around the age-old chicken-egg conundrum. In this case, start-up, Powerhive, is hoping that help establishing businesses will then allow its communities to become rich enough to afford their energy.
Just so much to marvel at - not least the power of markets to enhance development.
Find out more about Powerhive through their social media channel https://twitter.com/Powerhive
Electric motorcycles, internet service and thriving local businesses are coming to Africa's rural villages, made possible by a U.S.-based startup called Powerhive and its mission to cut poverty without the need for fossil fuels https://t.co/0ty1yR0sAz pic.twitter.com/03xItT1sCt
— Bloomberg Green (@climate) August 5, 2020
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