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> One marker mentioned was “kerosene liters consumed”, as a proxy for how much lighting has been replaced by electricity, they note the amount dropped from 9 bi
by IanCal 4y ago
> One marker mentioned was “kerosene liters consumed”, as a proxy for how much lighting has been replaced by electricity, they note the amount dropped from 9 billion liters to 2 billion liters, which I take as a very rough indicator of ~80% grid reliability
I don't think those are related at all. Someone without electrical infrastructure running to their village is going to burn fuel regardless of how reliable the grid would be.