Asia Shows Solar Power is Not Just for the Rich

Solar power does not require steep subsidies to be able to push aside environment-polluting fossil fuels, says proponents of large sun-powered projects in Laos and Bangladesh.

In developed countries, solar-generated electricity is four times more expensive than so-called brown electricity made with coal and gas, and can only be made attractive to consumers when subsidised heavily, they told an energy conference.

But in large parts of emerging markets, solar power does not compete with mains electricity, because there is no grid.
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