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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma launched the COP 17 climate meeting in Durban last week with a speech on the potential for green energy to help build economic growth in South Africa. In a land blessed with huge potential for solar, wind, energy efficiency and other green energy sources, Zuma chose to highlight Africa's biggest dam, the Grand Inga, on the Congo River.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma launched the COP 17 climate meeting in Durban last week with a speech on the potential for green energy to help build economic growth in South Africa. In a land blessed with huge potential for solar, wind, energy efficiency and other green energy sources, Zuma chose to highlight Africa's biggest dam, the Grand Inga, on the Congo River. South Africa and DR Congo had signed an agreement to build the massive dam just days prior to the COP meeting.
Zuma's announcement to move forward with Grand Inga was met with great fanfare by delegates inside the official meeting at Durban. The idea that one project could generate 40,000 megawatts causes understandable excitement, and feeds into the notion that Africa will see the end to its energy woes as a result of this one development. If only that were true.
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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma launched the COP 17 climate meeting in Durban last week with a speech on the potential for green energy to help build economic growth in South Africa. In a land blessed with huge potential for solar, wind, energy efficiency and other green energy sources, Zuma chose to highlight Africa's biggest dam, the Grand Inga, on the Congo River. South Africa and DR Congo had signed an agreement to build the massive dam just days prior to the COP meeting.
Zuma's announcement to move forward with Grand Inga was met with great fanfare by delegates inside the official meeting at Durban. The idea that one project could generate 40,000 megawatts causes understandable excitement, and feeds into the notion that Africa will see the end to its energy woes as a result of this one development. If only that were true.
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma launched the COP 17 climate meeting in Durban last week with a speech on the potential for green energy to help build economic growth in South Africa. In a land blessed with huge potential for solar, wind, energy efficiency and other green energy sources, Zuma chose to highlight Africa's biggest dam, the Grand Inga, on the Congo River. South Africa and DR Congo had signed an agreement to build the massive dam just days prior to the COP meeting.
Zuma's announcement to move forward with Grand Inga was met with great fanfare by delegates inside the official meeting at Durban. The idea that one project could generate 40,000 megawatts causes understandable excitement, and feeds into the notion that Africa will see the end to its energy woes as a result of this one development. If only that were true.