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Jackson Okata

A Congolese Refugee Refused To Accept The Lack Of Electricity At His Refugee Camp— So He Built A Mini Solar Power Grid

Okapi energy limited Solar mini grid in Kakuma Refugee camp, Kenya on Mar 6, 2023, (Vasco Hamisi/Freelance) The Okapi energy solar mini grid that supplies green energy to refugees at the Kakuma Refugee camp in Kenya © Z News Inc.

KAKUMA, Kenya — Kakuma, Kenya’s second-largest refugee camp is blessed with an abundance of natural sunlight, but when night approaches, darkness engulfs the camp, but a Congolese refugee is out to light up the camp through solar green energy.

Only 1 per cent of over 200,000 refugees in the camp have access to electricity through the main power grid. 

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