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ECAMI is a GVEP (Global
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ECAMI was founded in 1982 by Luis Lacayo Lacayo, to supply radio communications equipment in rural areas of
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individual current limits to each facility. ECAMI installs PV supply systems for mobile phone masts, with considerable savings in fuel diesel.
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