@White African - @Obi - Rural, Hydro Bitcoin Mining Supporting Local Energy Development. #341
Once Bitten! A Bitcoin Podcast.
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The Importance of Infrastructure in Africa
Oubian: "We have a background in boots on the ground, infrastructure rollout in Africa. And that's, it's not like anywhere else you've seen a done infrastructure rollout" In 2014 Kenya had done a deal to get 300 megawatts of wind power developed up in northern Kenya. But there was no transmission lines and there's like 500 kilometers of transmission line needed before it could be put into the grid. Oubian: We were able to bring in some of our own, uh, tech guys who used to work for us at brick. They are now our junior technicians or senior techniciansWho helped us build up battery software integration with the miners.
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