Sri Lankan village plugs into solar power

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Around 300 rural homes to be powered using solar equipment, as government announces new wind farms and biomass plants

Sri Lanka has flicked the switch on its first fully solar-powered village – providing energy to 300 households as well as public buildings, street lights and places of worship. Galgamuwa is located...

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