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Remote village produces its own power

Martine Kariongi speaks at the biodiesel power plant in Terrat, Simanjiro.

Nairobi; Kenya: In the wilderness of Simanjiro in Manyara Region, Tanzania, lies the township of Terrat, a humble hamlet probably unknown to many outside Tanzania but which stands out because it produces its own electricity from biofuel.

It is a dry area that lacks clean water just like rural Kajiado and much of North Eastern Kenya.

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