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Powering sub-Saharan Africa beyond the grid

Google (The Keyword)·Oct 26, 2026 · 10:00 AM CT
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Google says it spent three years helping off-grid solar company Ignite Energy Access expand power to rural sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 600 million people lack electricity. Google teams combined satellite imagery, its Open Buildings data and routing models to find unmapped homes and plan delivery routes and warehouse locations.

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