Lake Kivu in East Africa covers a bed of so much toxic methane that it is called a killer lake. Each eruption of the nearby Nyiragongo volcano raises fears the gas may escape and poison the neighouring towns and cities. But the energy firm KivuWatt saw an opportunity – transforming the gas into electricity that powers almost a third of Rwanda.

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