For people living off-grid in remote villages in Laos, solar energy offers a clean, sustainable way to bring electricity for all, and the promise to transform their lives.

In Ko bong and Tha Phai Bai, in the centre of the South East Asian country, only a small number of people used to benefit from electricy, provided by unreliable, polluting and expensive diesel generators, thus limiting the possibilities foe economic development.

 Today, however, the picture is very different, thanks to a UN Development Programme (UNDP) initiative that has provided both villages with innovative solar-powered mini-grids, and access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

 

Source: United Nations