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Solar panels at Mageta Health center in Siaya county. [Photo:COLLINS ODUOR/Standard]
Kenya has asked the World Bank for Sh10 billion to develop small electricity-generation plants and distribution networks in remote areas.
The small networks, technically known as mini-grids, are anticipated to help cut the cost of connecting the far-flung rural areas to the main electricity grid. Such electricity-generation plants would typically harness energy from solar panels to be distributed and consumed within the respective villages and centres.
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