Activities under the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project, a US$311 million regional project for which the World Bank supports, have started in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
British energy company Savannah Energy has signed an agreement with the government of Chad for the development of up to 500MW of utility-scale renewables.
PV reaps lion's share of seventh funding round of IRENA/ADFD's project facility, set to back solar ventures in Africa and the Caribbean totalling at least 42.5MW.
32MW Djermaya is contracted to sell power to the diesel-monopolised national utility and will mark series of debuts for African state, including its first electricity private-public-partnership.
Representatives from both the Republic of Chad and UAE-based renewable energy developer Amea Power have signed off on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a 120MW PV project.
A consortium including InfraCo Africa and Smart Energies International has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Chad’s national utility La Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNE) for a 60MW solar project.
Last week the EU’s Africa Renewable Energy Initiative announced 14 new renewable energy projects across the continent, representing 1.7GW, with a total potential investment of almost €4 billion.
