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Somaliland: Berbera city’s growth is being held back by a power supply monopoly

Somaliland: Berbera city’s growth is being held back by a power supply monopoly: Berbera port consumes a lot of energy while most city dwellers lack affordable electricity. ED RAM/AFP via Getty Images Somaliland’s main port, at the city of Berbera, accounted for two-thirds of the country’s revenues in 2020. Over the years, these revenues have …

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South Africa’s power blackouts: solutions lie in solar farms and battery storage at scale, and an end to state monopoly

South Africa’s power blackouts: solutions lie in solar farms and battery storage at scale, and an end to state monopoly: Protestors take to the streets in Johannesburg, South Africa against extended power cuts. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Rolling blackouts are costing South Africa dearly. The electricity crisis is a barrier to …

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South Africa’s ports – Slowly chipping away at Transnet’s destructive monopoly

South Africa in the news: South Africa’s ports – Slowly chipping away at Transnet’s destructive monopoly: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that Transnet’s National Ports Authority will be corporatised is a move that is 16 years too late and has cost the economy enormously.: “South Africa” – BingNews Covid-19: South Africa tightens restrictions to fight Delta …

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Tiangong: China may gain a monopoly on space stations – here’s what to expect

Tiangong: China may gain a monopoly on space stations – here’s what to expect: Artist's impression of Tiangong, Alejo Miranda/Shutterstock China launched Tianhe-1, the first and main module of a permanent orbiting space station called Tiangong (Heavenly Palace ? ?), on April 29. Two additional science modules (Wentian and Mengtian) will follow in 2022 in …

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Boris Johnson promises a UK offshore wind revolution – but China holds the monopoly on vital ‘rare earth’ metals

Boris Johnson promises a UK offshore wind revolution – but China holds the monopoly on vital ‘rare earth’ metals: It wasn’t so long ago that the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, said wind turbines “couldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding”. He now seems to have undergone something of a Damascene conversion, promising to …

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South Africa’s Zuma again denounces “monopoly” white economic power

South Africa in the news: South Africa’s Zuma again denounces “monopoly” white economic power: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma reiterated a call on Monday for radical reforms to shift the balance of “monopoly” economic power away from whites who dominated under apartheid, saying without such change blacks would stay …: “South Africa” …

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