Off-grid solar brings light, time and income to remotest villages in Indonesia


LAINDEHA, Indonesia, May 14 (AP): As Tamar Ana Jawa wove a red sarong in the fading sunlight, her neighbour switched on a light bulb dangling from the sloping tin roof.

It was just one bulb powered by a small solar panel, but in this remote village that means a lot. In some of the world's most remote places, off-grid solar systems are bringing villagers like Jawa more hours in the day, more money and more social gatherings.

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