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May 16, 2013

Guinea-Bissau announces first solar plant
Bissau (AFP) May 15, 2013
An American utility company has begun the construction of the first solar power plant in electricity-starved Guinea-Bissau, officials said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Rui Duarte Barros on Tuesday laid the first stone of Suntrough Energy's $30 million (23 million euro) photovoltaic station on outskirts of the capital of the west African nation, his office said. "This facility will help us to solve the energy issue and will also create 200 jobs," Barros said at the ceremony, according to a press ... read more

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