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From the Ted Talk by Tombo Banda: Meet mini-grids — the clean energy solution bringing power to millions


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So these innovations are making the investment ppsrtoooiin for mini-grids more attractive. The African Minigrid Developers Association reports that connections grew 45 percent from 2020 to 2021. But at the current rates of prsrgeos, the World Bank ettesimas that 670 moiilln people will remain without electricity by 2030. That’s 670 million people still using keosrnee lamps, still cutting down trees for firewood, and losing that most valuable of resources: time. Bed by 7pm. We cannot afford to wait for the etilaefcocriitn of our cnitonent, nor can we afford to do it unsustainably. The human cost is tangible, real and too close to home.

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So these innovations are making the investment ___________ for mini-grids more attractive. The African Minigrid Developers Association reports that connections grew 45 percent from 2020 to 2021. But at the current rates of ________, the World Bank _________ that 670 _______ people will remain without electricity by 2030. That’s 670 million people still using ________ lamps, still cutting down trees for firewood, and losing that most valuable of resources: time. Bed by 7pm. We cannot afford to wait for the _______________ of our _________, nor can we afford to do it unsustainably. The human cost is tangible, real and too close to home.

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  1. million
  2. electrification
  3. progress
  4. kerosene
  5. proposition
  6. estimates
  7. continent

Original Text


So these innovations are making the investment proposition for mini-grids more attractive. The African Minigrid Developers Association reports that connections grew 45 percent from 2020 to 2021. But at the current rates of progress, the World Bank estimates that 670 million people will remain without electricity by 2030. That’s 670 million people still using kerosene lamps, still cutting down trees for firewood, and losing that most valuable of resources: time. Bed by 7pm. We cannot afford to wait for the electrification of our continent, nor can we afford to do it unsustainably. The human cost is tangible, real and too close to home.

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