{
  "id": 18288139,
  "title": "Cheaper than the grid: Solar could bring power to nearly 400 million people for $11.4 billion till 2030, says World Bank report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/cheaper-than-the-grid-solar-could-bring-power-to-nearly-400-million",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T08:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/cheaper-than-the-grid-solar-could-bring-power-to-nearly-400-million-people-for-114-billion-till-2030-says-world-bank-report-1.500736872"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Off-grid solar is the cheapest way to bring electricity to at least 398 million people still living without it, according to a World Bank-backed report. That positions the technology as essential infrastructure rather than a \"temporary fix\". Released Oct. 27 by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program and industry association GOGLA, the report estimates that reaching those…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}