Looking we are nearly sorting access to power.

[RV Pundit]

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7 weeks still a long time to connect somebody - 7 days should be enough.
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/You-will-now-take-less-time-to-get-Kenya-Power-connection/539550-3979586-of39af/index.html

[Nefertiti]

That's nice but still quite so basic just like SGR when other countries have bullet trains. When power supply is 100% uninterrupted and price competitive with Ethiopia... then we can talk. I don't agree that universal access to electricity indicates much more than less environmental destruction.

[RV Pundit]

If you imagine 10yrs ago - we were around 12-15% access rate - this is worth celebration. Once we have dealt with electricity access - like universal access - we can walk towards making it affordable & reliable. Our SGR is electrifiable - so that is no big problem. I am not sure what you mean by less enviromental destruction - folks will still cook on firewood until we get really cheap cooking gas.

That's nice but still quite so basic just like SGR when other countries have bullet trains. When power supply is 100% uninterrupted and price competitive with Ethiopia... then we can talk. I don't agree that universal access to electricity indicates much more than less environmental destruction.