Many of the African economies have grown steadily over the last ten years and generating electricity that is needed to power this growth has become one of the biggest challenges facing governments.

The shortage of energy to power growth has reached crisis proportions across the continent, from South Africa, Africa’s biggest economy, to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is said to have the potential to generate power for the entire continent.

The main reason for this is that growth in demand in African countries has far out paced supply, forcing authorities to revert to growth limiting tactics such as load shedding – commonly known as power rationing – to avoid complete supply breakdown.

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