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Only about 20% of the Kenyan population has access to electricity - in rural areas it's as low as 7%. In recent years however, the country has seen a huge surge in solar power projects. From large scale installations, where businesses run entirely on solar energy to smaller scale mobile units, solar is seen as an increasingly reliable and affordable alternative source of power. And as the 麻豆约拍's Joshua Thorpe has been finding out, it is making a big difference to people's lives.

Photo: a resident of a slum in Kenya holding a mobile solar charging device. Credit: Vivienne Nunis.