{"id":13151,"date":"2017-06-27T10:42:27","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T08:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=13151"},"modified":"2017-06-27T10:42:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T08:42:27","slug":"the-yello-box-is-bringing-247-electricity-to-nigeria-via-your-mobile-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2017\/06\/27\/the-yello-box-is-bringing-247-electricity-to-nigeria-via-your-mobile-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Y\u2019ello Box is bringing 24\/7 electricity to Nigeria via your mobile phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a world first, Nigeria is pioneering a new solar electricity service and it is already transforming lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Y\u2019ello Box is a solar electricity system that officially launched earlier this year and allows families and business owners to harness the power of the sun cheaply and efficiently, in a way we\u2019ve never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>In homes, clinics, schools and businesses across Nigeria, people are running fans, charging phones, watching TVs and lighting rooms, all using affordable, reliable, clean electricity. The Y\u2019ello Box is already powering the lives and businesses of more than one hundred thousand Nigerians. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to Lumos\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lu86HYtkcEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Designed and operated by Lumos Mobile Electricity Service, the Y\u2019ello Box provides electricity to customers 24 hours a day, which people pay for using their MTN mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>It has proved itself to be the most reliable and affordable service on the market, with customers delighted at the switch from traditional fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Yuri Tsitrinbaum, CEO of the Lumos Mobile Electricity Service said: \u201cPeople don\u2019t have access to the power they need. Fuel is very expensive and other services are unreliable. The Y\u2019ello Box saves customers money all while providing better and more reliable electricity. As Nigeria modernises, our demand for power increases. It\u2019s time we did more to harness the power of the sun. That is why the Y\u2019ello Box is changing so many lives. It is affordable, it is reliable and paying by mobile phone makes it easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLumos is growing rapidly across Nigeria, as we invest more money, create business opportunities for Nigerians and employ more and more people. Equally important is the fact that the service is improving the everyday operations of community centres like schools, health clinics and religious institutions,\u201d added Tsitrinbaum.<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13151 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2017\/06\/27\/the-yello-box-is-bringing-247-electricity-to-nigeria-via-your-mobile-phone\/family\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Family-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Family-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Family-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Family-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2017\/06\/27\/the-yello-box-is-bringing-247-electricity-to-nigeria-via-your-mobile-phone\/lumos1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Lumos1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Lumos1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Lumos1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/Lumos1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world first, Nigeria is pioneering a new solar electricity service and it is already transforming lives. The Y\u2019ello Box is a solar electricity system that officially launched earlier this year and allows families and business owners to harness the power of the sun cheaply and efficiently, in a way we\u2019ve never seen before. 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