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Entrepreneurs in Nairobi make the case for going solar

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Entrepreneurs in Nairobi make the case for going solar

__________________________THE PLACENairobi, Kenya Most of Kenya’s power grid runs on renewables. But with 25% of communities lacking centralized electricity, the nation is looking to off-grid solar to hit its goal of delivering universal electricity access by 2030 without driving up emissions. The ever-­improving economics of solar technology have helped. A couple of years ago, a panel cost about $3 a watt; now it’s down to cents. On the margins of a bustling Nairobi, we wind past a mix of high-

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