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From the Ted Talk by Chibeze Ezekiel: A vision for sustainable energy in Africa

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I want to tell you a story. My name is Chibeze Ezekiel and I work at the sgatiretc Youth Network for Development. In 2013, the geonmevnrt of my country, Ghana, began cniansottluos to croncstut a coal plant, a 700-megawatt coal plant, meant to be sited at Ekumfi District, a coastal fishing community in the central region of Ghana. It would have required a 1.5-billion US dollar loan from the cihna African delmponevet [Fund]. And because Ghana has no coal reserves, the poejrct made a provision to import two million tons of coal annually from South Africa.

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I want to tell you a story. My name is Chibeze Ezekiel and I work at the _________ Youth Network for Development. In 2013, the __________ of my country, Ghana, began _____________ to _________ a coal plant, a 700-megawatt coal plant, meant to be sited at Ekumfi District, a coastal fishing community in the central region of Ghana. It would have required a 1.5-billion US dollar loan from the _____ African ___________ [Fund]. And because Ghana has no coal reserves, the _______ made a provision to import two million tons of coal annually from South Africa.

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  5. china
  6. strategic
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Original Text

I want to tell you a story. My name is Chibeze Ezekiel and I work at the Strategic Youth Network for Development. In 2013, the government of my country, Ghana, began consultations to construct a coal plant, a 700-megawatt coal plant, meant to be sited at Ekumfi District, a coastal fishing community in the central region of Ghana. It would have required a 1.5-billion US dollar loan from the China African Development [Fund]. And because Ghana has no coal reserves, the project made a provision to import two million tons of coal annually from South Africa.

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