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Burkina Faso Gets Solar Plant After Energy Policy Change

OUAGADOUGOU (Capital Markets in Africa) – Burkina Faso signed an agreement to build a solar plant in the first such deal after the West African nation adopted legislation that authorizes private investment in the energy sector. Windiga Energy Inc. of Canada will install 85,000 photovoltaic panels to generate about 20 megawatts in the north-western outskirts of the capital, Ouagadougou, the country’s energy minister, Alfa Omar Dissa, told reporters after the signing ceremony on Tuesday. The project…

Solar Capital Partner with Power Africa

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – In a bid to light up Africa, Solar Capital has partnered with a US government-led initiative, Power Africa. The US government launched Power Africa in 2013 to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. This vision is being achieved by bringing over 140 public and private sector partners together to help advance power sector deals. Power Africa aims to deliver 30000MW of electricity and to add 60…