With ‘batteries as a service,’ bPOWERd aims to distribute power in Africa

Published on September 15, 2026

Barbers, cyber cafe operators, kiosk owners and market vendors in Africa are getting their electricity from an unlikely source: gas stations.  In Lagos, ...

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