Burundi: USTDA funds solar PV project
Issue 298
- 17 Apr 2015
| 1 minute read
Gigawatt Global has secured grant funding from the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for a feasibility study for a planned 7.5MW solar photovoltaic power plant at Mubuga in central Burundi. USTDA said on 30 March that the grant funds would cover a study of key technical and economic aspects, and environmental and social impact assessments, and provide the necessary analysis for the developers to secure financing. Gigawatt signed a memorandum of understanding with the government for the project in July 2014.
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