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January 24, 2012

Haiti leader launches power program

  • Residents can borrow money to purchase small solar kits for charging their cell phones or computers. The program also aims to line streets with light posts and repair power lines.
    • By TRENTON DANIEL
    Associated Press

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti's president said Monday he hopes to double the number of rural households that receive electricity within two years by offering people small loans to buy solar kits.

    The announcement by President Michel Martelly is part of a $40 million-plus energy package that aims to introduce electricity to thousands of people in this impoverished nation who otherwise illuminate their homes by candlelight.


     
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