El Niño Droughts Threaten Hydropower; Zimbabwe and Zambia Turn to Solar
The devastating El Niño-induced drought that crippled hydropower generation across Zimbabwe and Zambia has exposed the vulnerability of Southern Africa's...
Andrew Mambondiyani is a journalist based in Zimbabwe with bylines in local, regional, and international publications, including BBC, U.S. News and World Report, MIT Technology Review, Yale E360, The Telegraph, Al Jazeera, Mongabay, Vice, and The Daily Beast, among others. He has an interest in climate change, clean energy, agriculture, sustainable development, and the environment in general.
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