Africa bypasses dirty electricity lines with environmental alternatives

        March 30, 2017 CGTN | Africa | energy: future

Over 600 million or 2 of every 3 Africans don’t have electricity and the cost to connect them is in the hundreds of billions of dollars. So-called ‘big grid’ electricity works in cities, but is ineffective in rural areas. Decentralized power can ‘leapfrog’ old technology with solar power as mobile phone technology bypasses telephone landlines.