A seemingly unusual ingredient, chili peppers, played a role in the development of solar power plants in Malawi. A Canadian company utilized these peppers as part of the process to construct the initial installations.

<img alt="Chili plants with tiny red chilis growing below solar panels" height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/319b38b8-066c-47e8-b1ba-9344f56ea7fb,1775064834147/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1257%2C707%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="JCM Power invests Malawian kwachas paid for its solar power into community farming of African bird&apos;s eye chili peppers that are sold in U.S. dollars." width="620" /><p>They're the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant you migh...