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Ed Markey: We were told by the President of Liberia, a country of 6.5 million people, that her whole country only has 40 megawatts…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
We were told by the President of Liberia, a country of 6.5 million people, that her whole country only has 40 megawatts of electricity.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights Liberia's electricity shortage compared to Ethiopia's geothermal potential.

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