South African village embraces solar energy

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EACH time the Matsila Community Development Farm was struck by a power outage -scores of the 500 workforce were forced to down tools and go home – leading to an interruption in production and earnings. But that has now changed after the community switched to solar energy. Photo: Lucas Ledwaba/Mukurukuru Media

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Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Limpopo, South Africa
Photo credit: © Lucas Ledwaba / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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