Environment Partnership / Energiya Global Capital / Overseas Private Investment Corporation / I&M Bank Rwanda / Netherlands Development Finance Company / Gigawatt Global Yosef / Bank of New York Mellon / CNN / FMO / Renewable Energy / Arava Power Company / SEDI Labs / Trust Law Chambers / Sustainable Development / Gigawatt Global Coöperatief / Remote Partners / Scatec Solar / McKinsey & Company / Norton / /
Continent
Europe / Africa / Asia / /
Country
Rwanda / Norway / Canada / Australia / Israel / Indonesia / United States / /
Currency
USD / EUR / / /
Event
Diplomatic Relations / /
Facility
PV plant / MW plant / /
IndustryTerm
downstream value chain / energy project finance expertise / energy gap / electricity supply / energy imperative / finance / sustainable energy / clean electricity / food / energy / energy expertise / telecoms / sustainable electricity generation / water / energy efficiency / political risk insurance / solar developer / energy services / development finance institution / solar projects / private infrastructure / healthcare / Clean energy / business law service / electricity / development bank / debt finance / power / transport / mining / solar energy / sustainable energy projects / law / /
Organization
Rwanda Energy / Water and Sanitation Authority / U.S. Government / Life Bone Marrow Foundation / Government of Rwanda / Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund / Board of Directors of Gift / Harvard Business School / Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries / Harvard Kennedy School / United States Government / EPC / Federal Government / Ministry of Foreign Affairs / /
Person
Kushal Bhimjiani / Trevor Green / Emma Francoise Isumbingabo / Rose Fulbright / Ed Hofland / Shimon Peres / Laura Kiwelu / Richard Hill / Jim Jordan / Kate Freeman / Anne Heyman / Sanjay Gupta / David Rosenblatt / Conrad Purcell / Chaim Motzen / Laurie Toll Franz / Lynn Tabernacki / Simon Currie / Yosef Abramowitz / Raffi Mardirosian / / /
Position
Minister of State / technical advisor / President / head of energy / entrepreneur / CEO / Managing Director / Independent Power Producer / Director chaim.motzen@gigawattglobal.com / global head / co-founder / Board Chair / consultant / leader / local project manager / Astrom Technical Advisors / Private / activist / former consultant / /
Region
Middle East / Central America / Central Asia / Sub-Saharan Africa / East Africa / Eastern Africa / East Asia / Southern Africa / Latin America / /
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 February 2014 Construction
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