Oil-poor African states examine solar energy prospects with Japan's help
CAIRO — Tunisia has acquired 500 solar systems to generate
electricity for rural areas.
Japan's Kyocera Corp. has won a contract to supply and install solar
power generating systems in Tunisia. The contract, awarded on Feb. 13,
called for the supply of solar storage batteries to absorb energy during the
day and generate power at night.
Tunisia has one of the smallest energy reserves in North Africa.
Other
North African countries have also been examining the prospect of solar
power.
Industry sources said Kyocera would begin to install the systems in
the Tunisian districts of Beja, Kef and Sillina in April 2008. The effort
would be funded by the Japanese government.
