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Kenya to generate over half electricity through solar power by 2016
2014-01-17 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Kenya has identified nine sites to build solar power plants that could provide more than half the country's electricity by 2016. Construction of the plants, expected to cost $1.2bn (73m), is set to begin this year and initial design stages are almost complete. The partnership between government and private companies will see the state contributing about 50% of the cost. Cliff Owiti, a senior administrator at the Kenya Renewable Energy Association, said the move will protect the environment...
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