100% Sustainable Power : One Nation off the Grid
As we travel around Malawi prepping for our first pilot, we have come across some brilliant minds in development- here’s a post from Owen Scott, one of the Engineers without Borders crew.
Can solar panels be “the next cell phone” in rural Africa?
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Pilirani Semu-Banda
BLANTYRE, May 31 (IPS) – Malawi’s utilisation of energy resources is heavily dominated by firewood, which provides 93 percent of all energy needs. Current annual household consumption of firewood and charcoal are at 7.5 million tons, exceeding sustainable supply by 3.7 million tons.
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