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How Pakistan’s solar energy boom led to higher power bills for the poor

The Washington Post · last updated

DHAKU, Pakistan — In Pakistan’s agricultural heartland, the solar energy boom is hard to miss.

Mosques have installed solar panels to keep prayer rooms lit; some factories are now powered exclusively by the sun; farmers are using the technology to transform once-barren land into lush fields.

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