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Published 7/6/2009 at The most recent articles from BusinessGreen

Yvonne Chan in Hong Kong, BusinessGreen , Monday 6 July 2009 at 09:58:00 Around 300 homes to be powered using solar equipment, as government announces plans new wind farms and biomass plants Sri Lanka has flicked the switch on its first fully solar-powered village, providing green energy to the village of Galgamuwa in the south of the country.... (link)

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