The plant,set to enter construction immediately and be fully operational by this summer,will swell by 8% the total electricity generation capacity of Rwanda, whichcurrently stands at around 110MW in a country of more than 11 million.
Scatec,which late last year completed the 75MW Kalkbult PV array in South Africa, thefirst utility-scale PV plant on the African continent, will act as lead equityinvestor, EPC contractor and O&M provider for the Rwanda project.
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