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Solar Power Distributed Among Rural Poor in the Philippines

By _James Mahon
Created Aug 31 2004 - 09:50
August 31, 2004 - 00:00, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Rural homes without electricity get chance to receive solar power

"For as low as P343 per month, rural households in areas not reached by electricity will have the chance to use modern conveniences such as television sets, electric lights, karaokes and radio sets through solar power energy. Last week, the Negros Oriental provincial government, the Shell Solar Philippines Corp. and the Southern Sun Solar Power Corp. signed a memorandum of agreement that seeks to give solar-powered systems in rural areas through heavily-discounted loan packages." Read full article here. [1]

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