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Tanzania Wracked Again By Energy Shortages, Kilimanjaro Threatened

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Ross.

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For the fourth year running Tanzania is being left in the dark by severe energy shortages which are crippling businesses.
Blaming the problems on delayed rainfall only highlights the nation’s dependence upon weather systems set to become more severe as climate change worsens, which also threaten to destroy the attractiveness of the country’s most famous tourist [...]

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Desertec: The Project, The Problems & The Pipe Dream

Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Ross.

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Since July 13th 2009, a scheme to build a gigantic array of solar thermal power stations all over the Sahara to provide electrical power to Europe and North Africa has been garnering the attention of the media, especially in solar-mad Germany.
Although little more than a website and a memorandum of understanding at present, the Desertec [...]

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South Africa Stung By 31% Energy Price Rise

Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Ross.

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Today’s 5% increase in fuel prices will be the last thing on the people of South Africa’s minds as they fill up their cars to get to work and back.
The electricity prices they pay at home, as well as those that their employers face too, have been hiked by a massive 31.3% from today for [...]

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Nigerian Textile Industry In Need Of Efficiency Drive

Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Nigeria’s textile industry has recently undergone a massive decline. The once-booming sector boasted over 140 firms but now that number is down to 45: only 20 of which are currently operating and even they are producing below their maximum potential. Despite issues with fake imports and transport infrastructure, the problem of energy efficiency was first [...]