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The bitcoin miners in rural Zambia

Tech Now reporter Joe Tidy visits the Zengamina Mini Hydro Plant in Zambia, run by a cryptocurrency company who is planning to roll out mini-power plants to rural villages in Zambia and across Africa. The goal is to bring electricity to remote areas for villagers.

This video is from Tech Now, the BBC's flagship technology programme.

11 April 2025
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