Guinea riots pressure government as elections approach
In depth
Issue 259
- 23 Jul 2013
| 7 minute read
Ethnic clashes in the Nzérékoré region in mid-July that left at least 58 people dead and 160 injured have somewhat overshadowed recent protests against the lack of power. In a speech to the nation in January 2013, President Alpha Condé promised to roll out an emergency plan to improve supply to the capital by the middle of the year. The aim was to increase thermal capacity to improve supply until planned hydro projects come on stream. When Condé came to power in December 2010, Guinea had available capacity of only around 80MW. Efforts to add 100MW of short-term thermal capacity and another 240MW of new hydro have not gone smoothly, but reliable power supply will be critical if Guinea is to realise plans to develop the economy by exploiting the country’s mineral wealth.
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