Madagascar: Mini hydropower plant inaugurated


Issue 303 - 26 Jun 2015 | 1 minute read

The Sahambano-Ihosy mini hydropower plant in the southern central province of Sahambano was inaugurated on 8 June in the presence of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, European Union (EU) ambassador Antonio Sánchez-Benedito and several members of the government. The 347kW station on the Sahambano River in Ihosy district was built by Italy’s Zecca Prefabricatti, with €2m ($2.18m) in financing from the EU. The new plant will supply the town of Sahambano, as well as the neighbouring communes of Ambia and Ankily and several other villages in Ihosy.

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