PROJECT UPDATE
EGYPT
Huawei held a ceremony during the Cairo ICT
2017 conference to launch the Cairo OpenLab.
Huawei, together with industry alliance and partners in
Northern Africa, aims to build ICT ecosystem in Northern
Africa in response to industry digital transformation. Cairo
OpenLab focuses on the innovative areas of public safety,
smart grid, smart city, smart government and smart education.
This OpenLab, situated in the Smart Village office of Cairo, has
been operating as a Research and Development facility for
about one year and now is officially open to customers and
partners. Currently, the OpenLab is approximately 400
square metres and is estimated to expand to over
1,000 square metres in the next two years.
KENYA
Kenyatta University has successfully completed a
Pilot Solar Module Plant at the main campus in Nairobi,
intended to meet part of the university’s growing power
needs. The pilot project has a capacity of 100 kilowatts and
is funded by the French government in partnership with French
solar solutions provider, Urbasolar, at a cost of KSh17 million.
The viability demonstration is expected to pave way for an
even bigger second phase of the project, a 10MW solar
park to be financed at KSh1.2 billion. When completed,
the project will set KU apart as the first public learning
institution in Kenya to produce and connect solar
power to the national grid.
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