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by etrautmann 3968 days ago
It's the long tail. There are staggering numbers of people that can benefit significantly and this directly saves them on energy costs. I'm guessing Senegal is just a starting point for a much larger anticipated long-term rollout.

Not sure if this falls under social entrepreneurship or is anticipated to be a good business model, but does seem like it's both viable and has potentially vast and traditionally underserved market.