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Hundreds of millions of people don鈥檛 have access to electricity. But all over the world, people are joining forces to provide a home-grown solution 鈥� by setting up their own 鈥渕icrogrids鈥� using renewable energy.

We meet the Kenyan man who got so frustrated waiting for his village to be connected to the national power grid that he built his own hydro power station. Using scrap materials and a bicycle wheel he made enough electricity for his own household and many others in the community.

We鈥檒l also hear from Bangladesh where individual households with solar panels on their roofs have formed a local network. They sell any spare power neighbours who don鈥檛 have the panels.

Produced by Daniel Gordon and presented by Mercy Juma.

Image: John Magiro