{
  "id": 6339920,
  "title": "Zimbabwe’s Biggest Mobile Operator Is Building Its Way Off the National Grid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/zimbabwes-biggest-mobile-operator-is-building-its-way-off-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T21:16:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/econet-solar-zimbabwe-grid-independence-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has broken ground on a 100 MW solar and battery scheme after finding that power failures cause most of its network faults. The post Zimbabwe’s Biggest Mobile Operator Is Building Its Way Off the National Grid appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}