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For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids
Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — setting a model for other African countries
Inside, surrounded by walls plastered with shiny posters of trending hairstyles — including a headshot of popular musician Davido with the tagline “BBC — Big Boyz Cutz” — two young girls sit on a bench near a humming fan, waiting for their heads to be shaved. Also helping to encourage residents to take full advantage of their newly available power is the installation of an “agro-processing hub,” equipped with crop-processing machines and a community freezer to store products like fish. Over the longer term, demographic shifts may also leave some mini-grids in isolated areas abandoned — as in northern Nigeria, for instance, where banditry and kidnapping are forcing rural populations toward more urban settings.
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