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Sunshine for light in the night

Nature volume 362, pages 691–692 (1993)Cite this article

People in rural regions of the developing world are hungry for electricity to meet the most rudimentary of needs. Small solar-power systems have proved themselves to be an appropriate technology.

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  1. Solar Electric Light Fund, 1739 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20009, USA

    Neville Williams

  2. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, USA

    Ken Jacobson

  3. Global Environment Facility photovoltaic project consultant, United Nations Development Programme, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Harold Burris

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