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Fuel, Electricity Shortages Force Zimbabweans to Go Solar

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The Zimbabwe government recently announced long power cuts due to low levels of water in Kariba dam on the border with Zambia – the country’s main hydropower source. Collins Chigwagwa runs a small barbershop in a middle class suburb in Harare. Last week he bought a solar power system for about $250. “What made me buy this solar power system are power cuts," he said. "We can go for eight hours without power or even the whole day without power. Eight hours is a...

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