At present, 28 percent of East Africa's nationwide power supply came from hydropower, an exceptionally high proportion. After all, in the Far East Empire of his previous life, hydropower accounted for less than 20 percent.
Yet East Africa's hydropower resources were far from fully developed, leaving enormous room for growth. Besides its natural advantages, the reason East Africa had developed hydropower on such a large scale was also closely tied to its national conditions.
After all, most parts of East Africa needed to store water. The country's climate was chiefly tropical savanna, divided into rainy and dry seasons. This dictated that East Africa would build large numbers of water conservancy projects, intercepting rainfall during the wet season to ensure water for industry and agriculture.
And artificial reservoirs were naturally the crown jewels of water conservancy projects. Generally speaking, in order to improve utilization, most artificial reservoirs also possessed power-generation functions. Thus, East Africa's utilization rate for hydropower development was relatively high.
Wang Hailong said, "Because of the Congo Basin, East Africa essentially holds a vast treasure basin of hydropower. If it can be fully developed, it could solve most of East Africa's electricity supply problems."
"However, compared with hydropower, thermal power still held an absolute advantage in East Africa's current electricity supply, accounting for roughly 70 percent. Moreover, due to regional energy characteristics, different fuels were used as the basis for power generation. Southern East Africa, for example, used coal; some northern areas used oil or natural gas; and the west, aside from hydropower, also extensively used oil as fuel for power plants."
"In 1910, East Africa's electricity coverage rate had already reached an astonishing 62 percent, basically achieving universal electricity access in all towns and in part of the countryside. Even now, East Africa remains the only country in