Democratic Republic of Congo wants to build the world's largest dam.

[Dinner]

Africa might actually be one of the few places solar makes sense. After decades of massive subsidies and promises that a break through was just around the corner the price per unit hour for solar remains stubbornly high. But industrialized countries have the power lines to distribute electricity while much of Africa remains without a central grid so maybe decentralized power really does make sense there especially since corrupt governments would have a harder time screwing such a system up and rebel groups couldn't knock it out.

[Colonâ„¢]

Doesn't even need to be solar panels. It could also be microturbines. Mobile telephony is one of the few succes stories in Africa, exactly because of its decentralised nature and because it can be developed incrementally.

[VetLegion]

I support building this dam

[Wiglaf]

Originally posted by LordShiva
A Congolese politician comes to India on an official trip. One night, he's entertained at teh residence of an Indian politician. He's impressed by how big teh Indian's house is, and asks "How can you afford this on your salary?" Teh Indian takes him to teh window, points to a bridge and says, proudly, "See that bridge? 10%."

Next year, teh Indian goes to teh Congo on official business. One night, he attends a state dinner at that same Congolese politician's house. It's even bigger than his, so he asks his host how that was possible. Teh Congolese guy takes him to teh window, points outside and says "See that bridge over there?" Teh Indian, seeing no bridge, is confused, and says "No." Teh Congolese nods proudly and says "100%!"

Easily one of the best posters on the site