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Solar-powered cell towers in Africa curb costs, emissions and outages
Associated Press
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Cellphone tower operators across Africa are increasingly turning to solar power to reduce reliance on costly diesel fuel and expand connectivity in off-grid areas. Diesel still powers most towers — and there are roughly 500,000 telecommunications towers acros…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, w… [+6573 chars]
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