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Description of  The City Electric: Infrastructure and Ingenuity in Postsocialist Tanzania

Over the last twenty years of neoliberal reform, the power supply in Dar es Salaam, Tanzanias metropolis, has become less reliable even as its importance has increased. Though mobile phones, televisions, and refrigerators have flooded the city, the electricity required to run these devices is still supplied by the socialist-era energy company Tanesco, which is characterized by increased fees, aging infrastructure, and a sluggish bureaucracy. While some residents contemplate off-grid solutions, others repair, extend, or tap into the state network with the assistance of freelance electricians or moonlighting utility employees. In Read more