Stories: Electricity
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These Women Bring Light and Clean Water to Their Community in Ghana
A water dugout the size of a few football fields stands just outside the village of Kuruguvuhuyayili, in northern Ghana. People use the muddy water for cooking, cleaning, bathing and drinking--as do the livestock. The combination of standing water and a place where animals defecate is a health nightmare. But it’s not for the village located about 10...
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Earthquake Strains Nepal’s Already Shaky, But Potentially Powerful, Electricity Sector
Reliable access to electricity was already tenuous in most parts of Nepal before last month’s mammoth earthquake. Now, with many villages and municipalities here about to enter their second week without power — and with little expectation that the outages can be addressed quickly, given the extent of damage to the nation’s already fragile...
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Powering Business in Tanzania: How Solar Power Is Lighting Up Business in Rural East Africa
It takes only an hour’s drive from the major Tanzanian city of Arusha to arrive in Oldonyo-Sambu. While the distance connecting the small village famous for its giant market and a national hub, electricity has yet to arrive for the villagers. The Italian conservation organization Oikos helped establish a solar energy program for the village in 2009. Technicians...
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Pakistan’s Biggest Challenge Is Not the Taliban; It’s Electricity
For Pakistan’s new government, the biggest challenge isn’t taming the many militant groups that mount near daily attacks across the country. “Our No. 1 challenge is energy,” Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Pakistan’s new Minister for Water and Power, tells TIME. “It’s a bigger challenge than even terrorism.” While...