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The project would increase the country\u2019s installed electricity generation capacity by an estimated 15%, helping to power over 60,000 households and businesses.\u00a0 The plant would be the first utility-scale solar energy generation facility in Burundi.<\/p>\n<p>Gigawatt Global said that together with another grant from the Energy and Environment Partnership a coalition representing the British, Finnish, and Austrian governments, it will receive US$1 million for the project.<\/p>\n<p>The Burundi government has signed an agreement with Gigawatt Global for the development of the US$ 20 million project, to be located on field on a 15-hectare site in the Gitega region, 65 miles from the capital of Bujumbura. 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