In the West, daily life without electricity is so backward that even very old people hardly remember what it is like… Yet, for the inhabitants of Kapanga this is reality: every day after 6 p.m. the whole area lies completely in the dark.

• Pupils have to study by candle light.
• Doctors are forced to operate with the help of a torch.
• Small businesses stay closed and lose revenue.
• Those who can, order fuel for their generators from very far away, contributing involuntarily to pollution.