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Could solar power plug Africa's electricity shortage?

The French gas company Engie has bought Fenix, a provider of solar panels to communities in Uganda and Zambia, a move that highlights the growing market in off grid electricity in Africa.

The Chief Executive of Engie Africa, Bruno Bensasson, tells the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Russell Padmore about the economic advantages of bringing power to 600 million people in rural areas, who may never get connected to the grid.

(Picture: Installing solar power panels in rural Africa. Getty Images.)

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