Mazimeru Hydro Power Plant inaugurated

Another of the hydro projects I was working on in Rwanda in 2006-2009 finally goes into operation. More importantly, the project vindicates private sector promotion as a way of developing the energy sector.

Good work CARERA, ADENYA and GIZ....



http://newsofrwanda.com/ibikorwa/8838/nyaruguru-district-prime-minister-commends-private-ownership-hydro-power-plant/

"“Do you see how state-owned companies differ from privately-owned ones?”, ... were [the] Prime Minister’s first words at Nshili hydro power plant, ... criticizing the slow-paced activities at Nshili hydro power plant – which is state-run "

Businesspeople

Gregory Tayi and Olivier Ngororabanga coordinated one of the micro-hydropower projects GIZ supported whilst I was coordinating the project there in 2006-2009. It was a great pleasure and privilege to work with both of them. Gregory was interviewed a few months ago by the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15695209. It's a charming interview:

The main capital one has is oneself; to know what one wants and where one wants to go.

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Money is not what makes the [business]person. ... [Business] is making life easier for others.

At the inauguration of the REPRO micro-hydropower plant in 2010