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Virunga Power

Virunga Power: Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: Muntungru Community's Assistant Chairman was one of 6 leaders who rallied the community together to request help to build a hydropower plant in their valley

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: Pipelines using the force of gravity carry water to irrigate crops of tea and coffee in the Muntungru Community in Kenya

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: Brian Kelly (managing director) and Samual Mwangi (Energy Engineer) of Virunga Power are building a hydro plant to power a valley of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

Virunga Power: In two years a power plant will percch on the right side of this river bringing much needed power to the surrounding community of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community.

Virunga Power: Virunga Power is building a hydro plant to power this valley of Kenyan farmers

MUNTUNGRU COMMUNITY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA: May 31, 2015 - Virunga Power is expanding a micro-hydro power plant (26Kw) on the Mutonga River to a larger grid-tied hydro plant (7.8 Mw) for the Muntungru Community. Photo credit: Morgana Wingard.

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