President Ndayishimiye of Burundi visited Gigawatt Global''s solar power plant in Mubuga, Burundi yesterday, near the capital Gitega, the nation''s first utility-scale solar field.
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Burundi has natural conditions favourable to the sustainable use of water and solar energy or wind power. The solar potential of Burundi is very interesting. The average annual power received is around 2000 kWh / m² per year, equivalent to the best European regions (southern Mediterranean).
Christopher Clarke, Managing Partner at Inspired Evolution, congratulated all parties involved in getting the project to this stage for their part in realising a high development impact solar PV generation plant in Burundi.
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