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?50bn investment needed for the proposed supergrid between Africa and Europe to become a reality
Tech advances combined with falling costs have made it realistic to consider north Africa as Europe?s main source of imported energy. ?The sun is very strong there and it?s very reliable. There is starting to be a growing number of cost estimates of both wind and concentrated solar power for North Africa?.that start to compare favourably with alternative technologies. The cost of moving elec long distances has really come down.? But a grid from eu to af will cost $100 billion! - Read More
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Kenya's solar market
Kenya has one of the largest and most dynamic solar markets in the developing world
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Topics : Solar Energy
Solar power in Namibia coming of age
Solar power in Namibia is going from strength to strength, pushed along by large increases in electricity tariffs and spiralling fuel prices. - Read More
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Topics : Solar Energy
Nigeria's revenues from oil
Between 1965 and 2000, Nigeria received $350 billion in oil revenues. But the country is still very poor, corruption is rampant and education is low
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Topics : Oil and Gas