Africa needs to generate more electricity

https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/12/04/africa-needs-to-generate-more-electricity

https://archive.ph/Kc61v

The effect that solar power will have on the world differs from country to country. Here’s an article on African countries which SA is also different from.

It’s a prickly bush. Governments should provide electricity to people, but where will they get the tom? I already that the eventual outcome in SA, will be a two-tier system. One tier will be Eskom. The 2nd will cost more but be cleaner and more reliable and private.

One ironic scenario described in that report does happen here: villages close to power stations but having no grid connection.

But they will probably have a solar panel for lights and small loads..

That’s the program I read about. The residents can sign for a small PV system that runs a couple of lights & charges a phone.

There’s been a similar project near Howick.

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