Africa''s Biggest Copper Mine Goes Solar
The project will bring 30 MW of round-the-clock clean energy to the Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The project will bring 30 MW of round-the-clock clean energy to the Kamoa-Kakula complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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