Africa has the largest potential reserve of hydro-electric p…

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Source: JAMB · 2023

Africa has the largest potential reserve of hydro-electric power in the world because

  1. Africans have not developed the use of hydro-electric
  2. many of the areas are not accessible
  3. it has copious rainfall and many water falls ✓
  4. it is surrounded by large oceans
Explanation

Hydro-electric power needs plenty of flowing water and a drop in height. Africa has heavy rainfall in areas like the Congo basin, and many waterfalls and rapids. That gives it the largest potential in the world.

Being surrounded by oceans does not help, since ocean water cannot drive river turbines.

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