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Energy in the developing world: Power to the People
03 September 2010

Providing energy in a bottom-up way has a lot to recommend it. There is no need to wait for politicians or utilities to act. Local, bottom-up systems may be more sustainable and produce fewer carbon emissions than centralised schemes. The developing world has an opportunity to leapfrog the centralised model, just as it leapfrogged fixed-line telecoms and went straight to mobile phones. read more…