And if electricity were more widespread, then girls such as Esther wouldn't put the lives of their fellow students in danger as they cram their lessons by candlelight.
After some slack years this form of renewable energy is enjoying a renaissance.Investment in the second, more widespread form of solar energy, electricity produced by photovoltaic (PV) cells, fell back in 2013 after ten years when average annual growth was around 50%.
As distributed electricity generation using natural gas becomes more widespread, the dependency of the electric grid on the natural gas grid will increase.
As these technologies become more widespread, the cost of modifying the electricity network using traditional methods is likely to be higher, putting further pressure on our electricity bills.
But electricity interconnectors should be more widespread, too.
The protests started as an objection to an increase in electricity tariffs and grew into more widespread criticism of the authoritarian government.
It's a transformation that, if it comes, will come over decades, as electric vehicles reinforce the need for cheaper electricity and solar panels become ever cheaper and more widespread.
As broadband has become more widespread — some governments want to turn it into a universal service like electricity or water — the quality of connections has grown more important.
