Solarcentury wins contract to deliver East Africa's largest solar roof

Madeleine Cuff
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Developers will install almost 1MWp roof solar system on London Distillers' building in Athi River, Kenya

One of the biggest rooftop solar projects in East Africa is set to be built on the London Distillers' factory in Kenya, after solar developers Solarcentury struck a deal with the Nairobi-based drinks firm...

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