In cooperation with Dutch developer Gigawatt Global and its co-founder Chaim Motzen , in 2014 Energiya Global completed the first utility-scale solar field in eastern Sub-Saharan Africa – on the green hills east of Rwanda 's capital , Kigali.The 8.5 MW field is located at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village , both a home and an educational institution for hundreds of children , most of them orphans whose parents were killed during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi . The $ 24 million power plant added 6 % to Rwanda 's power generation capacity . " It 's phenomenal for Rwanda because our energy is much cheaper than diesel . And then the youth village enjoys the benefit of technical training . This way , graduates of the village will be able to spread solar power all over Rwanda and then East Africa , " says Abramovitz . The Rwanda solar field is a proof-of-concept to successfully develop and finance commercial-scale solar fields throughout Africa and in the developing world . " It is a game-changer for humanity and the environment . " The U.S. affiliate of Energiya Global – Energiya USA – won a $ 30 million contract to build a 17.68 MW solar field in southeast Georgia in 2014 . It will be the first utility-scale solar field in that part of the state . The 79-acre field will be constructed in Glynn County , Georgia and is expected to be interconnected by the last day of 2015 . The power purchase agreement with the Georgia Power Company promises 20 years of solar power
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Yosef Abramowitz