Mini solar grids bringing light to rural Nigeria
By DW
26 November 2022 |
3:25 pm
An NGO is trying to bring access to reliable electricity by implementing small solar systems to make villages independent from the national grid. Importantly, they also show locals how to maintain the systems.
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