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UAE believes trade with Africa is worth the risk

Investments by Emirati companies are being encouraged and supported by the government

Liz Bains
By Liz Bains
A Masaai herdsman looks after his cattle near the power-generating wind turbines at the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) station in Ngong hills, 22 km (13.7 miles) southwest of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 17, 2009. Kenya plans to add 2,000 megawatts of more environmentally-friendly energy by 2013 by investing $7-$8 billion, a KenGen official said on Friday. KenGen is setting up some wind turbines and a private company is planning a 300 MW wind farm in Kenya's northeastern region by 2012. To match INTERVIEW KENYA-ENERGY/ REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (KENYA ENVIRONMENT ENERGY BUSINESS) Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
A Masaai herdsman looks after his cattle near wind turbines in Kenya; UAE companies are investing heavily in green energy projects in Africa

Hardly a week seems to go by without UAE’s Amea Power reaching a new milestone on a solar or wind project in Africa.

The Dubai-headquartered renewable energy producer is blazing a trail across the electricity-starved continent with projects plann...

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