Estimated electricity production from the total waste generated in Africa could reach 122.2 TWh in 2025, or more than 20 percent of the electricity consumed in 2010 at continental level (661.5TWh), according to a study that analyzed the potential of urban solid waste for Africa’s electricity needs.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151013111954.htm
Africa’s urban waste: A valuable source of electricity
13 October 2015
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