Google invests in Africa's largest wind farm

Madeleine Cuff
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Internet giant to acquire 12.5 per cent stake in Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya

Google announced plans yesterday to take a 12.5 per cent stake in Africa's largest wind farm, Lake Turkana, once the project becomes operational in 2017. The firm will purchase its stake in the wind...

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