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

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Knowing how many solar panels are on a roof informs us about the maximum possible rate of local generation but not about the annual capacity factor or about the final uses of generated electricity. first year in decades when the rate did not go up). Egypt, for instance, is at about 1,500 kWh/year, or a quarter of the affluent rate.