Quantel starts construction of 50 MW Bwengu solar PV plant in Mzimba

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The consortium of companies led by US-based independent power producer Quantel Renewable Energy has started the construction of the 50 MW Bwengu solar photovoltaic power plant located in the Ulalo Nyirenda village in Mzimba, Malawi. 

The project represents about US$65 million of investment. It will be connected to the Bwengu Escome Substation power grid that is about a kilometer away from the solar farm. 

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