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Ghana is currently facing its longest power crisis ever. Despite Ghana Government’s promise to fix this problem by offering alternative sources of power, the country is still experiencing frequent power outages. With a huge public administration wage bill, a consistently depreciating cedi (Ghana’s currency), and other macroeconomic instability indicators, the country […]

This article was originally drafted by Terfa Hemen and the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Constant electricity supply continues to be a huge challenge for the developing nations of West Africa. Most West African nations have […]

During the last few decades Pakistan has undergone many climate changes due to global warming. Before the disastrous 2010 flood, Pakistan had suffered from higher than average temperatures which led to a lowering of the water level in rivers. The main reason for the rise in temperature and adverse climate […]

This video shows the importance of smart grids focussing on energy supply in Austria (in German). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQmyb05qA9k&feature=related

Super-large transmission and “smart” distribution could be one of our greatest hopes in fighting climate change and getting rid of nuclear power. Sebastian Petrick investigates