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Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts

For years, the day in Kulak ended when the generator powered down. Like thousands of villages across Iraq, this small farming community in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region lived to the faltering rhythm of an erratic power supply: a few hours of electricity, then the water pumps stopped, refrigerators warmed and children put down their books.

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Iraq’s solar villages show how to build an energy transition that lasts

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Key Facts

Fact 1: Solar panels harness its energy, batteries store the excess and residents have power 24/7.
Fact 2: Summers now regularly push past 50 degrees, and the United Nations ranks Iraq among the nations most vulnerable to climate change.
Fact 3: The energy transition is overwhelmingly narrated from the top down: through COP plenaries, G7 communiques and the financing pledges of wealthy nations, many of them unmet.

Today, Kulak runs on the sun. Solar panels harness its energy, batteries store the excess and residents have power 24/7. The change is visible beyond the homes: water pumps keep running, and cold storage gives farmers more control over when they sell their harvest.

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Original source: Al Jazeera