A number of countries in Africa, utilize floating power plants (supplied by a [Turkish firm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karpowership) ).
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Spaceginja18 hr ago
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Why can't "a number of countries in Africa" build their own/buy their own instead of sending their money to Turkey?
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cosmicrae17 hr ago
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I am not an expert on the economics of those countries. I used to know someone from USA, who decided to move to one of those countries, and was told: *everything costs less here*
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Spaceginja17 hr ago
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Here's an article about it: "the presence of Karpowership in Africa [entrenches dependency](https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/offshore-grid-the-rise-of-the-power-ship) and encourages further [underinvestment in national energy](https://www.semafor.com/article/11/07/2023/karpowership-eyes-african-electricity-expansion). The reality is more complicated*.* Karpowership’s increased presence around the world opens new questions about its installation in fragile or weak states. Karpowership’s value must be based on how a country employs it in its wider development agenda, which involves a host country’s energy mix and political circumstances. Energy policymakers need to be careful in how they procure and handle this tool.
Karpowerships offer a tantalizing, albeit temporary, technological contingent to a nation’s grid. " ([The price of plugging in](https://africasacountry.com/2025/09/the-price-of-plugging-in))
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dbxp4 hr ago
+1
It takes years to build a power plant, a power barge can get to you within a month. It also means you can build them somewhere with engineers and infrastructure to ship somewhere rural like Russia's nuclear power barges in Siberia.
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Specialist-Many-843220 hr ago
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Only 36 mwe?
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ReturningFrenchExpat20 hr ago
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yeah small but when you have blackouts, take what you can
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alfredadamski18 hr ago
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Cuba needs to get as much solar power and other renewable energy sources and of course energy storage, batteries to store all the energy generated from solar panels. In the last two years or so, there is a solar energy boom in Pakistan. As solar panels from China got really c**** / affordable, a lot of people installed solar panels onto their houses: [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/pakistan-people-led-solar-boom-middle-east-energy-crisis](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/17/pakistan-people-led-solar-boom-middle-east-energy-crisis)
How windy is it on Cuba? Perhaps they should install some smaller wind power mills.
I am not familiar with the current status of the Cuba trade embargos and whatnot. Can you get stuff from China into Cuba? If that's possible, get a whole boat loaded with solar panels, batteries and all other necessary stuff for generation power from these panels and send it to Cuba. And of course, it would be helpful to also send some technicans over there who helps to install of it.
And while we are at it: Get a boat load of electric buses from China to Cuba.
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cosmicrae17 hr ago
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Oddly, BYD builds electric busses in California, using union employees. Figure that one out.
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alfredadamski17 hr ago
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I am aware of that, but what is the connection with Cuba? There is a bus company in Uganda/Africa, that also builds electric buses (I guess, with a lot of stuff from China): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_X9dVehj9b4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X9dVehj9b4)
You can get a whole production line from China for electric bus or even car manufacturing. I would suggest a whole bicycle/e-bike or electric motorcycle assembly from China and setting it up in Cuba.
Why not turn Northern Africa into a production hub for bicycles and electric bikes? And then flood the european and other world markets with the products. I am also curious why nobody has turned to countries on the African continend for fashion / textile production. That's how many countries started: First "low tech" products like fashion and then proceed to produce electronic products, e.g. TVs, computers etc. Hell, why not set-up semiconductor production in an African country? Does anyone has the phone number of Moroco's King? I guess he would love the idea to get electronic stuff produced in Morocco. iPhones produced in Morocco!
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