The island nation of Sao Tome and Principe switched on the initial phase ... installation was built at a diesel power station in the city of Santo Amaro, with a capacity of 540 kWp.

The facilities, which will be a mix of grid connected and off-grid assets, are intended to improve power supply in the West African island nation. The $1 million studies will be financed by the UN ...

Uninhabited until the Portuguese arrived in 1471, the equatorial African island of Príncipe has a dark history as a slaving hub and a "place of exile for the desperados of Portuguese society ...