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 SWISS energy and communications company Meeco Group, through its Zimbabwean subsidiary, Our Sun Energy, has signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Zimbabwe National Water Authority to provide solar power to the parastatal's existing water treatment facilities across the country.   . . .

 With corporate and industrial energy management on the rise in South Africa, PV is set to play a huge part in the movement towards energy efficiency. Trina Solar Limited, a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions, and services, has entered the South African market at an opportune tim . . .

 The Exporter Cc has two divisions : Radio Export which is a leading supplier of Motorola radio solutions and two-way radio products and ExSolar, a PV solar systems and components distributor. Both operate on a large scale in the export industry in Africa and the Middle East. When it comes to . . .

South Africa has now connected more than half a gigawatt of utility-scale solar power, moving into the world top 10 of countries harnessing renewable energy from the sun, according to figures released last month by Wiki-Solar.org. Wiki-Solar is a leading authority on the deployment of utility-sca . . .

CAPSULE Technologies, a Cape Town-based technology firm, has designed Africa’s first solar-powered desktop computer running on Android. Recognised as a World Design Capital project, the device, called the IMPI Mk1, is highly energy-efficient and can operate on 20W, compared with other deskt . . .