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GridX Africa plans solar-power expansion in DRC, Kenya

By David Whitehouse

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Posted on January 30, 2023 05:00

 © The Flip Flopi expedition in Kisumu, Kenya. James Wakibia / SOPA Images
The Flip Flopi expedition in Kisumu, Kenya. James Wakibia / SOPA Images

East African corporate solar power supplier GridX Africa is expanding to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and plans to ramp up its presence in Kenya, CEO Chalker Kansteiner tells The Africa Report.

The company will start supplying off-grid  solar power to petrol stations owned by Cobil in Kinshasa in the next couple of months, Kansteiner says. The first stage involves supply to seven petrol stations, with a plan to add 20 more.

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