Hydrogen phone charger to be launched in Nigeria, SA
African smartphone users will soon have an alternative means to get round the power shortages afflicting much of the world’s poorest continent - a portable charger that relies on hydrogen fuel cells.
British company Intelligent Energy plans to roll out 1 million of the new chargers in mid-December, mainly in Nigeria and South Africa, after successfully testing them in Nigeria over the last five months, its consumer electronics managing director, Amar Samra, said.
“In emerging markets where the grids are