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July 15, 2013
By: Don Lieber / Planetsave Peru To Power 2 Million Of Its Poorest — By Solar Energy Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PER_orthographic.svg Peru last week initiated a new program that will provide electricity to more than two million of its poorest residents using solar panels.
Energy and Mining Minister Jorge Merino said that the program will allow 95% of Peru to have access to electricity by the end of 2016. Currently, approximately 66% of the population has access to electricity.
“This program is aimed at the poorest people, those who lack access to electric lighting and still use oil lamps, spending their own resources to pay for fuels that harm their health,” said Merino.
[Read Article in Planetsave]
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