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Africa’s alternative energy revolution
With a background in engineering, Mutoba Ngoma founded Tapera Industries in 2006 and has since discovered recycled oil can be used for more than alternative energy.
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Tapera converts used vegetable oil into fuel that powers cars and machinery.
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Going green —
But Ngoma is not the only businessman trying to find a sustainable solution to Africa's energy crisis. Ghanaian inventor, Apostle Safo, is building SUVs with electric motors powered by rechargeable batteries.
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The "Kiira EV" was the first electric car built in Uganda. The project, which was mostly run by students, launched a proof of concept in 2011 and plans to produce its first commercial car by 2018.
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Solar potential —
In a much larger project, renewable energy firm SolarReserve has 238 megawatts (MW) of solar projects in construction in South Africa, including the Jasper Power Project, which has Google as an investor. Pictured here, the company's 75 MW Lesedi project near Kimberly.
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In Ethiopia, the Grand Renaissance Dam is under construction on the Blue Nile River. It is claimed it will generate 6,000 MWs of energy when completed.
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Rift Valley wind —
Also in the east African nation, the Ashegoda Wind Farm, completed in 2013.
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Wind power —
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, situated on the banks of the largest desert lake in the world, aims to provide 300 MW of energy, equivalent to roughly 20% of the current capacity of Kenya's national grid.