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Harvesting energy with locally produced solar panels

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October 23, 2023

South Africa has abundant sunshine and raw materials, but still imports lots of solar panels — at great expense. A women-run company produces them locally and at lower cost, providing jobs and better access to legal electricity — also for poor communities.

Jason Boswell Jason Boswell is a reporter based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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