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Namibia’s state-owned power utility NamPower on Monday said it had signed a contract with two Chinese firms to start building the country’s largest solar power plant.

The southern African country is a net importer of electricity, relying on neighbouring Zambia and South Africa for power, but the plant will add 100 megawatt to its current total installed power capacity of roughly 500 MW.