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GHANA
Google has opened an Artificial Intelligence research
laboratory in Ghana, the first of its kind in Africa. Similar
research centres have already opened around the world,
including Tokyo, Zurich, New York and Paris, and the tech
giant said the lab in Accra would ‘address economic,
political and environmental issues. Other tech companies,
including Facebook, have launched initiatives in Africa and
demographics are a key factor behind the drive. Africa’s
population is estimated to be 1.2 billion, 60% of them
under the age of 24.
ZIMBABWE
Distributed Power Africa (DPA) has launched the Econet
Zimbabwe Willowvale Solar Plant. The 466kw grid tied
system will operate under a 25-year Independent Power
Producer (IPP) licence, one of the few issued by the energy and
power regulator in Zimbabwe for self-consumption and is the
company’s largest carport and rooftop mount thus far. With
an estimated 780MWH in annual energy production, the
1,435 installed panels are expected to reduce the site’s
footprint by 285,000kg every year.
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