Private Mini-Grid Firms Deserve a Chance to Compete Against Slow Utilities in Africa

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By info@greentechmedia.comSep 5, 2018, 5:00 am388 pts
Widespread electrification was one of the great achievements of the 20th century. It is a miracle of human progress that 87 percent of the global population, 6.5 billion people, now has access to electricity. Progress toward universal electrification has been complex, yet across decades and geographies,…

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