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Beyond Fossil Fuels

African Huts Far From the Grid Glow With Renewable Power

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL



Ed Ou/The New York Times

Thanks to this solar panel, Sara Ruto no longer takes a three-hour taxi ride to a town with electricity to recharge her cellphone.

As small-scale renewable energy becomes cheaper and more reliable, it is providing the first drops of modern power to people far from electricity grids and fuel pipelines.