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Kenewendo flags cost constraints in rural electrification push
Energy minister, Bogolo Kenewendo this week told parliament that high connection costs are limiting the pace of rural electrification, even as government maintains a longer-term commitment to expanding access.
Kenewendo said it remains economically unviable in some areas to extend electricity infrastructure, particularly to ploughing fields and sparsely populated zones where demand is low and distances are significant.
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The post Kenewendo flags cost constraints in rural electrification push first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Cedric Swanka