{"id":5674,"date":"2024-05-04T09:45:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/?p=5674"},"modified":"2024-05-06T11:48:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:48:03","slug":"afc-skypower-to-build-200mw-solar-project-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/?p=5674","title":{"rendered":"AFC, SkyPower to Build 200MW Solar Project in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/skypower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/images-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5675\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and SkyPower Global have agreed to jointly develop the initial phase of a solar power project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aiming for a total capacity of 1,000 MW. AFC, a multilateral pan-African development finance institution, focuses on driving private sector infrastructure development across Africa, while SkyPower, a Canada-based solar energy group, is collaborating on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPartnering with SkyPower, an institution known for their decades of global experience in large-scale&nbsp;solar&nbsp;projects, is well aligned with our mission to advance&nbsp;energy&nbsp;access on the continent through&nbsp;renewable energy,\u201d affirmed AFC&nbsp;project&nbsp;development and technical&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;senior director&nbsp;Amadou Wadda. \u201cThrough this collaboration, we aim to contribute significantly to rapid industrialization, local job creation,&nbsp;sustainable economic growth, and a pragmatic transition to net zero in the DRC and Africa&nbsp;as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPartnering with AFC exemplifies a concerted effort towards realising the ambitious goals set by forward-looking countries such as the DRC, aiming for a brighter, more sustainable&nbsp;future for everyone,\u201d highlighted SkyPower president and CEO&nbsp;Kerry Adler. \u201cThis agreement underlines AFC\u2019s pivotal contribution to promoting&nbsp;renewable energy&nbsp;solutions&nbsp;and both AFC and SkyPower\u2019s unwavering commitment and dedication to ensuring a greener, more resilient world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SkyPower already has a 1,000 MW solar&nbsp;power purchase agreement with the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale d\u2019Electricit\u00e9 (SNEL). The SNEL is the state-owned electricity utility of the DRC. The total&nbsp;solar&nbsp;power&nbsp;project&nbsp;has been denominated the Green Giant&nbsp;project&nbsp;by SkyPower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The joint development agreement covers Phase 1 of the project, which entails constructing a 200 MW capacity array. All the necessary land allocations and approvals have been secured, paving the way for construction to commence next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and SkyPower Global have agreed to jointly develop the initial phase of a solar power project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), aiming for a total capacity of 1,000 MW. AFC, a multilateral pan-African development finance institution, focuses on driving private sector infrastructure development across Africa, while SkyPower, a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-press-releases"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5676,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5674\/revisions\/5676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}