00:00Ethiopia isn't importing solar panels, but manufacturing them.
00:048 out of 10 panels globally are made in China.
00:07Now 5 international solar companies are building factories in Ethiopia.
00:11They are producing panels for local use and export to the rest of the continent.
00:15The hope is that cheaper, locally made solar power can help bring electricity to more homes,
00:21farms and businesses.
00:22Ethiopia averages up to 9 hours of sunshine per day, all year round, thanks to its proximity
00:28to the equator.
00:29So far, Ethiopia's energy came mainly from water.
00:32The country built the biggest hydropower dam in Africa, but 60 million Ethiopians in rural
00:37areas have no access to that energy.
00:40With the new solar panels made in Ethiopia, villages can produce their own power.
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