JinkoSolar modules for Ghana rooftop solar project: JinkoSolar has announced the commercial operations of what it terms is the largest rooftop solar project in Africa for which it has provided n-type solar modules. The project, located in the Tema Free Zone of Ghana, uses 16.8 MW of its modules that the Chinese manufacturer claims can withstand extreme climatic conditions of the African nation. Backed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the $17 million project is owned by Enclave Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of LMI Holdings. According to the IFC, this project will increase the attractiveness of the Tema Free Zones Enclave (TFZE) and Dawa Industrial Zone where the rooftop PV installation has come up.
$20 million for C&I: Global asset manager and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, Mirova has announced a $20 million investment in a Ghana-based renewable energy company ManoCap Energy. The latter will use the proceeds from the Mirova Gigaton Fund to build its commercial and industrial (C&I) scale solar business in West Africa. ManoCap is currently active in Ghana and Sierra Leone and is scaling up in the neighboring countries of Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia and Togo.
42.5 MW solar plant in Kenya: The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has secured the backing of the French Development Agency (AFD) for a 42.5 MW solar power plant. This capacity is to be added in the home of the Seven Forks dams where KenGen generates most of its electricity. KenGen said the solar array will complement the hydroelectricity generation during the day, and save water for electricity generation during the night. It will also expand the country’s grid-connected renewable energy capacity. “As you are aware, KenGen is committed to achieving Kenya's goal of increasing its renewable energy capacity to 100% by 2030,” said KenGen Managing Director and CEO Peter Njenga. “We are now ready to develop our 42.5MW solar power project, adding more renewable energy to the national grid within 28 months.” Earlier this year in January 2024, KenGen was looking for a consultant to supervise and manage the 42.5 MW Seven Forks PV Project (see France’s AFD Launches Solar PV Tender For Kenya).
100 MW solar project in Tanzania: PowerChina has secured an EPC contract for a 112.7 MW solar PV project in Tanzania. Located in the South of Kahama City of Shinyanga Province, it will also include 22 MW of energy storage capacity. Once complete, it will generate about 200 million kWh of clean energy annually, which will be supplied to the Tanzanian national grid. This makes up phase II of the Kahama project. Phase I of the project has 10 MW capacity.