UAE’s Masdar to work on solar and wind power projects in Tanzania

The UAE is diversifying its economy and seeking closer relations with several sub-Saharan African states.
UAE Masdar
A general view taken on Oct. 7, 2015, shows a 10-megawatt solar farm on the outskirts of Masdar City outside the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Masdar City -- which hosts the Masdar Institute for Science and Technology -- is at the forefront of the UAE's efforts to focus on renewables. - KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images
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The Emirati renewable energy firm Masdar signed an agreement today to develop renewable energy projects in Tanzania. 

The deal between Masdar and the Tanzania Electric Supply Company specifies they will work on two energy projects that will ultimately produce 2,000 megawatts of solar and onshore wind power, Masdar said in a press release. 

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