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Rwanda signs solar energy project with Gigawatt Global
A feasibility study for the project has already been completed and the plant will be expected to be operational in June 2014. (Image source: Pink Dispatcher/Flickr)
The Rwandan government has signed an agreement with GigaWatt Global Rwanda to develop a grid-level solar electric generating plant
Powerway and NARI to work together in PV projects
The two companies will together to provide engineering, procurement and construction services to the PV industry in South Africa. (Image source: sxc.hu)
Chinese solar energy solutions provider NARI has entered into a partnership with solar mounting supplier Powerway Renewable Energy to build PV projects in South Africa
Exxaro and GDF Suez to build power plant in South Africa
The capacity of the power station may double depending on the availability of water and grid constraints. (Image source: Graf Spee/Flickr)
Coal producer Exxaro Resources and France’s GDF Suez will build a 600MW coal-fired power station in the Waterberg region of Northern Limpopo in South Africa
Masdar may launch wind energy project in Egypt
The UAE’s Masdar has revealed plans to invest in Egypt wind farms in an attempt to expand the company’s renewable energy portfolio
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