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Innovative African solutions to sustainable energy win Ashden Awards 2018

 
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NAIROBI, KENYA: The annual Ashden Awards for 2018 have been announced with an outstanding roster of winners, including innovative initiatives in East Africa and Nigeria.  

Three of the ten 2018 winners are providing benefits to society in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Nigeria. They range from architecture in Africa that delivers response to the social and environmental needs of local communities, to intelligent software that can be implemented into solar-powered products, enabling pay-as-you-go activation, making them available to customers on lower incomes.  

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