WHEN I was growing up, I remember my mum’s constant rumbling that she would rather have no electricity than no water whenever there were water cuts.
I grew up repeating the same mantra until I realised that nothing beats the comfort of air conditioning when basking in the sweltering heat of tropical weather.
I grew up repeating the same mantra until I realised that nothing beats the comfort of air conditioning when basking in the sweltering heat of tropical weather.
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The revered Lee Kuan Yew wrote in his memoir From Third World to First: “Air conditioning was the most important invention for us. It changed the nature of work in the tropics.”
So, where does electricity come from? I doubt many of us talk and think about this. Years of growth have blessed us with 100% electricity access, according to Sustainable…