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Poverty
08
Aug

South Africa’s Lights Flicker as Its Electric Utility Ponders a Future Without Carbon

August 8, 2020
A legacy of deferred maintenance, mismanagement, and massive debt for underperforming power plants built by South African utility Eskom may be tough to overcome 04 Aug 2020 By David Wagman Optimists look to the future of Eskom, South Africa’s electric utility, and see a glass half full. Pessimists see a glass nearly empty. The optimists look to...
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08
Aug

Zimbabwe Hopes Rural Electrification Can Stop Deforestation. Here’s Why It Might Not Work

August 8, 2020
04 Aug 2020 Researchers say bigger issues — poverty, corruption, inequality — can undermine rural energy programs if unaddressed. By Maria Gallucci In Zimbabwe, where access to the electrical grid is sparse and unreliable, millions of people still burn wood to cook food and heat their homes. The practice is partly to blame for worsening deforestation...
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