{"id":5685,"date":"2024-05-04T09:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/?p=5685"},"modified":"2024-05-22T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:49:47","slug":"skypower-afc-partner-to-co-develop-a-200mw-solar-plant-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/?p=5685","title":{"rendered":"SkyPower, AFC partner to co-develop a 200MW solar plant in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Construction of the project to commence by 2025.EAST AFRICA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SkyPower, AFC partner to co-develop a 200MW solar plant in DRC<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The project forms part of a larger 1,000MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed between SkyPower and the DRC\u2019s state-owned utility, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale d\u2019Electricit\u00e9 (SNEL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Published on 21 Feb 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SkyPower Global, a leading utility-scale renewable energy developer has concluded a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)<\/a> for the co-development of a 200MW solar<\/a> power plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project forms part of a larger 1,000MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed between SkyPower and the DRC\u2019s state-owned utility, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale d\u2019Electricit\u00e9 (SNEL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPartnering with SkyPower, an institution known for their decades of global expertise in large-scale solar projects, is well aligned with our mission to advance energy access on the continent through renewable energy,\u201d said Amadou Wadda, Senior Director of Project Development and Technical Solutions at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThrough this collaboration, we aim to contribute significantly to rapid industrialisation, local job creation, sustainable economic growth and a pragmatic transition to net zero in DRC and Africa as a whole,\u201d Wadda added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFC revealed that all necessary approvals for the project were secured and land allocation was completed. This will ensure a swift transition to the development stage and the commencement of construction by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerry Adler, President & Chief Executive Officer of SkyPower, commended AFC\u2019s role in accelerating the deployment of renewable energy projects across the continent to help drive economic development, create job opportunities, and tackle climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPartnering with AFC exemplifies a concerted effort toward realizing the ambitious goals set by forward-looking countries such as the DRC, aiming for a brighter, more sustainable future for everyone,\u201d Adler noted. \u201cThis agreement underlines AFC\u2019s pivotal contribution to promoting renewable energy solutions and both AFC and SkyPower\u2019s unwavering commitment and dedication to ensuring a greener, more resilient world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Construction of the project to commence by 2025.EAST AFRICA SkyPower, AFC partner to co-develop a 200MW solar plant in DRC The project forms part of a larger 1,000MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) signed between SkyPower and the DRC\u2019s state-owned utility, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale d\u2019Electricit\u00e9 (SNEL). By RenewAfrica.Biz Published on 21 Feb 2024 LinkedInTweetShare SkyPower Global, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5686,"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-5685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-press-releases"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DRC-solar-RenewAfrica.Biz_-1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5685","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=5685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5687,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5685\/revisions\/5687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skypower.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}