Shades of Manila circa 1993; California 2001. Five hour rolling blackouts are hitting Johannesburg, Cape Town, and other areas of South Africa as ESKOM, the state utility struggles. Here’s one article, here’s another.
A Cape Town morning radio show that airs 6-9am will be interviewing me tomorrow to talk about Philippines, Asia, and California’s experiences with [...]
They’re talking energy in Davos, Switzerland today – with Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin leading the way.
Jeff Jarvis, a journalist my gosh, hangs right in there with the issues and presents a nice recap – I’m fairly impressed.
The SAIS Team, NRECA, and I met with Alex Ablaza last night at the Linden Suites and we talked for two hours about CFL (compact fluorescent lighting) program issues in the Philippines. Alex had just returned from Vietnam (came straight from the airport) where he was working on an ADB engagement related to an energy [...]