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In Kirehe, Rwanda, a local electrician harnessed hydroelectric power to bring his town into the 21st century. “It is not long since people here have known electricity, many died without having seen it,” Habimana told Reuters. Habimana got the idea for hydroelectricity after seeing a similar set-up elsewhere near the capital town of the Kirehe District. The self-taught electrician told Reuters he learned by watching how the mini hydroelectric plant near him worked by studying and visiting constantly until he felt he knew enough to recreate it. Still, a long, long way to go, to install a basic service in a country far too long overdue for it.