Solar power is what is used on the compound. We have been plagued with problems with our solar batteries due to difficulty of finding good ones in Chad, and prices are exorbitant (each one cost about $400- need four to eight batteries/house). Another problem is that these batteries don’...
When world oil prices rose in 1973, the average income in Alberta soared; between 1975 and 1983, total employment rose 41 percent. Because of its heavy reliance on the oil industry, however, Alberta's economy suffered a huge blow when oil prices fell in the 1980s. In response, the ...