With the continent’s electricity grids undersized and poorly maintained, is the race towards renewable energy one we can win?
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With the continent’s electricity grids undersized and poorly maintained, is the race towards renewable energy one we can win? When a tree trunk fell into a turbine at Kinshasa’s Inga dam recently, it plunged the city’s 17 million inhabitants into darkness – and shed a harsh light on the fragility of electricity provision in the Democratic Republic of Congo .Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa. Africa. Unlocked.
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