Round 4: Tossup 2

Note to moderator: read the answerline carefully. Maasai pastoralists have been displaced by projects providing this service located in Kenya’s Olkaria region. Husk, a company that provides “mini” methods of providing this service, left Tanzania over disputes with TANESCO. Morocco provides this service through complexes like one at Noor, which uses a parabolic trough collector as a “concentrated” facility of its type. (10[1])This service is (-5[1])intended to be supplied across Africa by the much-delayed Grand Inga infrastructure project (-5[1])in DR Congo. (-5[1])In South Africa, Eskom’s failure to fully provide (10[1])this service (10[2]-5[1])has led to loadshedding. For 10 points, what service may be conveyed as HVDC from photovoltaics (10[1])or batteries? (10[1])■END■ (10[6])

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