Rwanda harnesses volcanic gases from depths of Lake Kivu

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Project could power Rwanda for decades, while reducing risk of disaster for two million people living alongside 'exploding lake'

It's dusk on Lake Kivu and the fishermen sing while paddling out in their catamarans, three canoes secured together with long wooden poles. As the twin volcanoes on the far shore disappear into the darkness...

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