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Rwanda waits for methane power unit
KIGALI, Rwanda – Rwandans will soon benefit from a project that generate electricity from heating methane gas on a floating platform. The project is being done in two phases and contracted to KivuWatt, a subsidiary of ContourGlobal. Recently the company announced in the local media that completion of the first phase will be done by…
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Rwanda: Low Water Levels Affect Power Generation – REG
The frequent power cuts affecting the Eastern Province are a result of shortages in water supply, officials from the Rwanda Electricity Group (REG). According to Belthe Nzeyimana, a REG official who oversees Gatsibo, Kayonza and Rwamagana districts, with the prolonged dry season, the water levels have dropped, lowering the capacity to generate sufficient electricity. “Our…
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Israeli Energy Pioneer “Knighted” by Bono for Solar Field in Rwanda
U2 front-man Bono “knighted” Israeli renewable energy pioneer Yosef Abramowitz while visiting a solar field developed by Abramowitz’s company Gigawatt Global in Rwanda, The Times of Israel reported today. Bono was in Rwanda visiting the solar field with a group of US representatives to explore ways in which the US and Africa can expand economic…