Government urged to step up mini-grids in remote areas

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Channel: KBC Channel 1 · 2016 · News & Politics

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The government is being encouraged to increase the number of mini-grids in remote areas to reduce the cost of electricity as well as increase the number of those with power connection. A new energy report looking at the needs of the poor, indicates that up to 40 percent of those who are poor cannot afford the cost of solar lanterns.
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