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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Similarly, having a distribution line (often illegally rigged) running to a dwelling tells us nothing about the usage of power or the reliability of its supply. All too obviously, real access to electricity in large parts of Africa is akin to where the United States was during the late 1890s. What does 50 kWh/year deliver?