Switch In Time #1 - "Off Grid" Solutions in Asia

In Asia over a billion people have no access to electricity. Most of these are the rural poor living far from the nearest mains power supply. A lack of energy places tight limits on education and on livelihood. These people live "off the grid."
John Terrett reports on "off-grid" solutions that are proving to be an ideal way to bring electricity to Asia's poorest communities.
 
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Switch In Time #2 - Solar Power in China

Solar power is a clean, cheap and efficient way of giving electrical power to people who live outside major urban areas such as cities and towns.
John Terrett reports on China's efforts to bring solar power to its vast and widely scattered rural population.
 
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Switch In Time #3 - Generating Power from Sri Lanka's Rivers

Everyone knows that big dams can be used to provide water and electricity to large urban populations. But what about small rural communities? How can they use water in nearby streams and rivers to generate electricity?
John Terrett reports on a pilot scheme in the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka.
 
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Switch In Time #4 - Expanding India's Solar Grid

Despite every good intention there are parts of the world which, because of their remoteness, are unlikely ever to see modern infrastructure such as an electricity grid. Scientists and NGOs are working hard to bring the people that live in these areas renewable energy to help improve their lives.
John Terrett reports on a scheme to train local women in the Indian sub-continent as solar engineers.

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Switch In Time #5 - Going Solar in Sri Lanka

Solar energy is catching on around the world. In remote or poor regions it's often the only cheap, reliable, clean and safe source of
power.
John Terrett reports on a project in the Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka to bring "power to the people," using sunshine.
 
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Switch In Time #6 -  Harnessing India's Wind

Harnessing energy from natural resources is the goal of many scientists and government agencies around the world. There are a number of relatively cheap and easy ways "Mother Nature" can help provide a clean, safe and renewable sources of energy.
John Terrett reports on a scheme in India that's blown away traditional thinking on the subject.
 
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