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Archive Home > 2010 > December > 25 > African huts, far from the grid, lit by small-scale solar power

African huts, far from the grid, lit by small-scale solar power

By Elisabeth Rosenthal / The Bulletin
December 25, 2010

KIPTUSURI, Kenya — For Sara Ruto, the yearning for electricity began last year with the purchase of her first cell phone, a lifeline for receiving small money transfers, contacting relatives in the city or checking chicken prices at the nearest market.

Charging the phone was no simple matter in....

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