{"id":629329,"date":"2018-05-28T04:14:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T04:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/28\/afrises-wins-usd-25-mn-contract-for-ghana-solar-power-plant\/"},"modified":"2018-05-28T04:14:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T04:14:47","slug":"afrises-wins-usd-25-mn-contract-for-ghana-solar-power-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/05\/28\/afrises-wins-usd-25-mn-contract-for-ghana-solar-power-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrises wins USD 25 mn contract for Ghana solar power plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egyptian solar power company Afrises was awarded a USD 25 mn contract to build a solar power plant in the Ghanaian capital Accra, CEO Ahmed Hamdy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/377173\/59\/%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%B3-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B5-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-25-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1\">tells Al Mal<\/a>. 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