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Mogadishu (AFP) – Starting a dairy in Mogadishu was not an obvious choice: Islamist bombs go off with startling regularity, electricity is patchy and expensive and most Somalis don’t even drink fresh cow’s milk.

But Abdulkadir Mohamed Salad, 40, who spent most of his life as a refugee in Britain where he worked for a dairy, is convinced the business can work in his home country, where cattle abound yet tonnes of powdered milk are imported every year.

“It is very difficult to invest in a hostile environment like Somalia in the first place and secondly, people here know very little about the dairy business,” Salad told AFP at his small factory, where a stainless steel machine pumped milk into blue sachets.

As a result of unsanitary handling of milk in the past, many in the country believe that cow’s milk is dangerous for their health and prefer to drink camel milk or powdered milk.

Salad left his country shortly after the fall of president Siad Barre’s military regime in 1991 which plunged Somalia into civil war and anarchy, destroying state institutions and the economy.

He worked as a taxi driver before getting a job at a dairy in Leicester. His wife and three children remained behind in the United Kingdom as he returned to try and start a business in his home country.

– Wasted resources –

Surprised by the amount of cattle in the country, and the fact that aside from a few farmers selling raw, untreated milk, there was no proper factory treating the product, he and two colleagues decided to set up their own, called Irman Dairy, in 2017.

“Livestock is one of the economic resources of Somalia … but tonnes of powdered milk are imported every year while our resources are wasted here, and few are benefiting,” said Salad.

Located in southern Mogadishu, Irman has to contend with the constant security challenges in the capital, which affects both production and distribution.

The city is hit by regular car and suicide bombings by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab Islamist group which has been fighting to overthrow the government for over a decade.

Sometimes their small distribution van, brightly painted with a giant cow on the side, returns without having delivered anything, due to road closures when there is an attack or security concerns.

“There are days when we don’t start the factory because of the security situation in town, this affects our business since we have staff and need to pay their salaries and other administration costs,” said Salad.

“The production capacity of our factory is 10,000 litres per day, but we can only produce 2,000 litres a day currently because of constraints, including the lack of a market,” he said.

The factory’s owners have on several occasions considered throwing in the towel, especially because of the high cost of electricity.

However, this problem was solved when the company received a donation of a solar energy system under a US-funded project to encourage entrepreneurship.

“We are very lucky that we got the solar system to run the factory now, otherwise we could have closed it down because energy is big issue here,” said Salad.

– ‘I really like it’ –

Irman distributes to various supermarkets in the city, selling each 500-millilitre sachet of milk for one dollar.

“Some members in my family think fresh cow milk is not good for your health and they instead consume powdered milk,” said Abdirahman Ali, who was buying a sachet at a local supermarket.

“But for the past few months I have been using the milk produced by Irman Dairy and I really like it, now my whole family has grown to like it.”

Sayid Ali, who owns a supermarket in Mogadishu said he was happy to finally have locally produced milk on his shelves.

“We used to sell milk from various brands imported from outside the country but now we also have Irman Dairy produced locally, the number of people who are interested is also increasing,” he said.

Despite being one of the most dangerous capitals in the world, new businesses have been popping up all over Mogadishu in recent years with both local traders and members of the diaspora opening supermarkets and small factories.

Most commodities are imported.

“The government needs to encourage local production otherwise there will not be local investors like the Irman Dairy, my family is now using this fresh milk which I know is coming from our local cows,” said Omar Ahmed, a Somali politician.

HUMANKIND HAS been harnessing the power of wind since the first time a boat was fitted with a sail. Since the late 1800s, people have been using wind to feed power into the electric grid. Today, sailing ships are a historical curiosity — but global wind generation capacity exceeds half a million megawatts. Offshore wind accounts for nearly 9,000 megawatts — enough energy to power 2.2 million homes. Yet so far, the United States can claim almost none of it.

We hope to change that soon.

Dominion Energy has set course for a massive new expansion of solar and wind energy. Under the provisions of the Grid Transformation and Security Act, which Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law in March, we have committed to putting 3,000 megawatts of new solar and wind generation — enough to power 750,000 homes — under development or in operation by the beginning of 2022, making Virginia a national leader in green energy.

We already have filed a request with Virginia’s State Corporation Commission to add 240 megawatts of solar energy in Virginia.

On Friday, we asked the SCC to approve an exciting offshore wind project — and we marked the occasion with an event with our Danish-based partner, Ørsted Energy, at the Nauticus Maritime Museum in Norfolk.

The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot program would place two six-megawatt wind turbines 27 miles out to sea — and generate enough power to serve 3,000 customers.

If the SCC approves our request, we hope to begin construction next spring. This demonstration project would be only the second offshore wind development in the nation. (The first, off the coast of Rhode Island, began commercial operation in December 2016.) It would be the first such project owned by an electric utility, and the first to be built in a federal lease area.

The pilot project will give us the operational weather and environmental experience needed for large-scale development. We have leased more than 112,000 acres from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Current estimates suggest the area off Virginia’s coast could supply up to 2,000 megawatts of energy from wind — enough to power 500,000 homes.

Harnessing that energy will help us continue along a trajectory we set many years ago. Over the past two decades, we have cut our carbon intensity — the ratio of carbon dioxide released to energy produced — in half. We intend to raise that figure to 60 percent by 2030. While the United States accounts for less than a fifth of world carbon dioxide emissions, and Dominion Energy accounts for only a fraction of that, we are still responsible for what we do generate — and for doing something about it.

That is why the Integrated Resource Plan we filed with the SCC three months ago makes a commitment: Our company “will continue moving toward cleaner, more efficient and lower emitting ways of generating, delivering, storing, and transporting energy.” Renewable energy will play a major role in achieving that goal. We already have more than 1,350 megawatts of solar — enough to power almost 340,000 homes on a sunny day — either in operation or under development in Virginia and North Carolina.

Now, under the auspices of the Grid Transformation and Security Act, we are adding offshore wind. The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind demonstration project is a common element in every one of the five potential scenarios considered in the IRP.

It has taken an immense amount of work to get here. We started seven years ago — testing new technologies, obtaining regulatory approvals, and analyzing everything from ocean currents to whale migration patterns. Offshore wind development presents serious technical and logistical challenges. But it also offers distinct advantages.

Offshore wind tends to operate at higher capacities because of stronger winds, for example — meaning it can replace more fossil-fuel generation. It’s also good for wildlife: Research suggests that birds are adept at avoiding offshore wind farms.

And at 27 miles out to sea, our turbines would be out of sight to people on the shore — giving a wide berth not only to the local tourism industry but also to precious natural resources such as tidal wetlands and oyster reefs.

For decades, Dominion Energy’s mandate has been to meet the public’s need for power at a moment’s notice — safely, reliably and affordably. We also strive to do so sustainably, because we have a duty to future generations. So we have pledged to deliver cleaner, renewable energy to our customers.

We set sail some time ago and are well on our way. With the launching of the Coastal Virginia Offshore demonstration project, we now have the wind at our backs.

Tom Farrell is chairman, president and CEO of Dominion Energy.

Keep coal, nuclear as options for electricity

In the article in the July 22 Vindicator – “Killing Coal” – Bill Siderewicz of Clean Energy Future was concerned about recent discussions by President Donald Trump on supporting coal and nuclear electric generation. It would “send companies such as his running from Ohio” and “shatter Ohio’s competitive energy market.”

Why just Ohio? His plant will sell into the PJM power distribution market, which has 13 states and the District of Columbia.

The vast majority of electricity being used by all of these people comes from three almost equal electric-generation sources – nuclear, coal and natural gas. Currently there is no heavy reliance on only one fuel source. Could you imagine if we were too heavily vested in only natural gas to make most of our electricity?

If an extremely cold winter would hit or a major gas transmission pipeline were forced to shut down, the demand for natural gas would soar and so would its cost or, worse yet, we could experience electrical shortages perhaps causing brownouts.

It’s reassuring having alternate sources of electrical production like coal and nuclear to keep the overall price to customers stable and reliable.

As for environmental concerns, only nuclear energy comes without leaving a global-warming carbon footprint. Both gas and coal plants are fossil-fuel based.

As for jobs, it doesn’t take too many permanent employees to operate and maintain a gas pipeline and a gas power plant (maybe 30 people) as opposed to mining and delivering coal via trucks, railroad or barges and then operating an equivalent-sized coal plant (over 100 people I am sure). I certainly hate to see even more good-paying industrial jobs eliminated.

As a final overall thought, it’s understandable why a gas-plant operator such as Mr. Siderewicz would want to eliminate as much of the competition from coal as possible. The president of a gas-generation business should indeed try to increase his market share and hence profitability. But is it all that bad that we continue to use coal, nuclear and natural gas to provide our electric?

Joe Dulovich, Boardman

It really makes no sense to bail out coal industry

With regard to the article, “Killing Coal – Proposed energy policy could derail plans in Lordstown,” in the July 22 Vindicator, I have some thoughts.

When someone who voted for President Trump reacts to one of his policies by saying “this is so un-American,” you know it is truly a misstep. That is what Bill Siderewicz, president of Clean Energy Future, said about the Trump administration’s attempts to subsidize and bail out the failing coal industry.

The problem with bailing out coal is that it’s bound to continue to fail. No matter how much money President Trump throws at the coal industry, it’s still predicted to continue losing market share. Meanwhile, renewable energy is continuing to grow.

A report by Environment Ohio, says Ohio went from generating 1 GWh of solar energy and 15 GWh of wind energy in 2008 to 260 GWh of solar energy and 1,563 GWh of wind energy in 2017. With technological advances making wind and solar more efficient and affordable, this growth is inevitable.

Not only does renewable energy make sense to invest in economically, but it will also provide public-health and environmental benefits by reducing air pollution from burning fossil fuels.

U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman should listen to business owners in Ohio, like Siderewicz, and listen to predictions by economists, not coal lobbyists. They should fight the Trump administration’s current agenda and make smart, long-term investments in the growing renewable energy industry for Ohio and the rest of the United States.

Nancy Goodes, Columbus

Goodes is campaign organizer for Environment Ohio.

Privatizing water service can produce foul results

It’s unfortunate that Campbell City Council President George Levendis supports selling Campbell’s water plant to Aqua Ohio. No matter the results of the repair assessment, the city must be up-front about the risks and consequences of privatizing public water. If Campbell surrenders control of the water system to Aqua Ohio, that ultimately means local elected officials will have relinquished their ability to regulate rate increases.

A Food & Water Watch survey of the 500 largest water systems in the country found that in Ohio, people who are served by privately-owned water utility systems typically pay nearly twice as much as households with publicly owned water services. That 72 percent increase means $216 a year more out of households’ paychecks.

Corporations often charge more for worse service. They may cut corners, respond slowly to service requests or let existing infrastructure deteriorate in order to improve their short-term profits. When companies have monopolies on water service, there is little incentive to keep costs down.

These corporations are accountable to shareholders, not ratepayers, and make decisions according to what is best for the bottom line, not the public good.

Regional collaboration through a public-public partnership (PUPs) is the better option. In contrast to privatization, PUPs bring together public officials, workers and communities to provide better service for all users more efficiently. It means a more responsible, reliable, and most importantly, cost-effective system that allows communities to retain local control.

Water is a human right, and that means maintaining a water system that provide clean, affordable water and nothing less.

Amara Vogt, Chicago

Vogt is an organizing intern for Food & Water Watch.

Sexting reform should not be legislative priority

It was very unfor- tunate to read The Vindicator editorial (“Ohio Senate Should Act to Approve Sexting Bill,” July 23, 2018) pushing Ohio’s juvenile sexting bill, as that opinion mirrors the same misguided, counterproductive thinking continually coming from our Statehouse.

It is true prosecutors may, if they so wish, charge juveniles with serious sex offenses for engaging in sexting. I have no doubt most Ohioans oppose such harsh measures for youthful indiscretions. As a purported “solution,” House Bill 355 creates the brand new criminal offense, “Possession of Sexually Explicit Digital Material,” a first-degree misdemeanor.

HB 355 also establishes a court diversion program where those convicted of this new crime may receive education as to the consequences of sexting. If they complete the program, charges are dropped. However, absolutely nothing in HB 355 requires prosecutors or courts to utilize this proposed law or the diversion program as alternatives to the felony offense. They would only be options.

If legislators are so concerned about kids receiving harsh punishments for this behavior, the best path is to simply pass a bill removing such power – whether a felony or misdemeanor – from prosecutors and courts.

Likewise, any positive benefits from educating Ohio’s youth about problems arising from sexting do not require kids first getting busted for these actions. Believe it or not, such educational efforts already exist, and have nothing to do with the criminal justice system. Ohio legislators should work to expand these programs.

Sure, juvenile sexting raises some concerns. But HB 355 also begs the question of why Ohio politicians think they need to pass any laws to punish two 17-year-olds in a consensual relationship who send nude pictures to each other. Given Ohio’s numerous challenges, House Bill 355 is not how our elected officials should spend their time and energy.

Gary Daniels, Columbus

Daniels is chief lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio.