Burundi inaugurates country’s first utility-scale solar power field

Thanks to a Jerusalem-based company, Burundi now has the world’s only capital city powered 100% by solar energy during the daytime.

Historic ribbon cutting by Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye for the Burundi 7.5MW solar field, near the village of Mubuga, Burundi, May 9, 2023. Gigawatt Global CEO Yosef Abramowitz, to his left, inaugurates his 18th solar field in 17 years.

(photo credit: GIGAWATT GLOBAL)

ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

MAY 10, 2023 02:24

Updated: MAY 10, 2023 03:19

Burundi inaugurates country’s first utility-scale solar power field

Thanks to a Jerusalem-based company, Burundi now has the world’s only capital city powered 100% by solar energy during the daytime.

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Burundi inaugurates country’s first utility-scale solar power field

Thanks to a Jerusalem-based company, Burundi now has the world’s only capital city powered 100% by solar energy during the daytime.

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