The $2 Rental Batteries Helping to Power South Africa NYT | Top Stories By: John Eligon and Joao Silva 17 January 2026 at 13:01 The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels. © Joao Silva/The New York TimesAnselmo Mugabe, in stripy shirt, who runs a hair Salon in Thembisa, a township north east of Johannesburg, uses the BPowerD batteries in order to run his business.
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