Malawi: Scotland funds mini hydro project


Issue 296 - 12 Mar 2015 | 1 minute read

Wood Group subsidiary SgurrEnergy has won funding from the Scottish government to design and implement a hydroelectric scheme to supply renewable energy to an off-grid community without a reliable source of power. The Glasgow-based renewable energy consultancy will manage the design and installation of a 100kW run-of-river scheme in Mulanje, on the border with Mozambique in southern Malawi, as well as a community training programme for the operation and maintenance of the plant. The project will reduce the use of costly diesel generators firing on imported fuel and will enable the local medical clinic to use refrigerators and sterilisers and administer medical care after sunset.

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