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DRC SOUTH AFRICA Power Issue dated 22/07/2020

Pretoria takes cautious steps on Inga III

South Africa, which is counting on output from the Congolese mega-dam to alleviate its troubled electricity public utility Eskom, is nonetheless sceptical of Kinshasa's ability to carry out the project. [...] (324 words)

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