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Madagascar: solar power in Madagascar

Sunday, May 20th, 2007 @ 18:31 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: Madagascar
Topics:: Energy, Environment, Technology

From AfriGadget: “A small company in Madagascar is working to get electricity to rural areas of the island. This video shows them taking the solar panels around in a van to show people how it works and educate the children on solar power. It’s an interesting video, especially near the end where Bill hooks up his computer to the internet through a satellite connection at night - all powered by the solar panel’s stored energy.”

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