Taiwan prison aims to jump-start island's solar power breakout
Pingtung, Taiwan
ON PINGTUNG jail's sunlit roof, prisoner No 24 has a view of a brighter future. Ex-cop Chen, serving time for graft, is learning how to install solar panels in a programme that's part of Taiwan's shimmering vision of a future without nuclear power.
The 48-year-old is working on a project that has seen the southern Taiwan prison become the first to send solar power into the island's electricity grid. "I should be out in two to three years," said Chen, whose full name cannot be disclosed under prison rules, "this should help (in finding a future job)."
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