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Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is a logical consequence In early January, a cholera outbreak was recorded in the suburbs of the Zimbabwean capital. At least 60 people were infected, at least one person died.What happened is not unexpected, but quite a logical consequence. The fact is that in addition to energy shortages, Zimbabwe faces a number of problems with water supply and sanitation systems. Among other things, water from the only artesian well is simply not purified, and open wells are flooded with spills of sewage. The authorities are looking for ways to provide the population with safe drinking water, but this is only stopping the symptoms, and not the root cause of what happened. Harare alone needs about 3,000 megaliters of water daily. To provide the city with such volumes, the country needs large energy capacities. The situation is also aggravated by the fact that Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe and the industrial capital, faces the same problem. Only a solution to the energy deficit problem can help in modernizing and creating new water supply systems and water treatment facilities. The most effective would be the implementation of projects to build water treatment and power generation facilities simultaneously. This would cover the shortage of electricity needed for the water treatment facility, and sell the surplus. In any case, Zimbabwe hopes to speed up the solution to the problem with the participation of companies from other countries, including Russia. The possibility of building small modular reactors was already discussed with the Russian side last year. The target of reaching 4,000 megawatts is planned within ten years. #AREA#Africa#Zimbabwe#energy