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Sun shines at night in remote Nagaland village bordering Myanmar
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A teacher’s lament on social media brings a solar revolution to Shinnyu
Share Article A remote village in Nagaland is celebrating the sun – for shining at night.
The bamboo torch was the source of light after dusk in Shinnyu for almost 44 years after it was set up close to the border with Myanmar. The last of these torches were lit on February 15, the day before solar-powered bulbs lit up the village of 60 families belonging to the Konyak Naga community.
Shinnyu would probably have been in darkness for some more time had not John Khangnyu, the headmaster of the government-run village school, lamented the lack of electricity on social media.
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Chandrashilla Peak in Uttarakhand, India. A social enterprise in India has helped bring solar energy to many remote villages in the Himalayas, by setting up homestays and hiking adventures for tourists. AP
An Indian social business that leads Himalayan treks to set up solar micro-grids in remote mountain villages plans to expand its clean-energy work to other countries facing similar challenges, after winning a United Nations climate award.
Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) has brought solar electricity to more than 130 Indian villages, benefiting about 60,000 people, while setting up homestays for tourists that have generated more than US$100,000 (RM413,000) in income for villagers.