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The government of Burundi, along with Gigawatt Global, is keen to develop solar energy generation capabilities in the southeast African nation. (Image source: Maghrebia/Flickr)

Multinational renewable energy company Gigawatt Global has entered an agreement with the government of Burundi to develop a 7.5MW solar project in Gitega, near Bujumbura 

When completed, Karuma hydro power project will be the largest power-generating installation in Uganda. (Image source: Vince/Flickr)

The 600MW Karuma hydro power project in northern Uganda has received a boost following parliament’s approval for Uganda’s government to borrow US$1.44bn from Export-Import Bank of China to finance it

Dr Carlos Lopes says Africa is in a unique position to become a world leader in renewable energy. (Image source: International Labour Organisation/ Flickr)

The executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Dr Carlos Lopes, has spoken of the continent’s “amazing” potential to become a world leader in renewable energy

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