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SkyPower Global signed a 1 GW state-owned PPA utility Zambia Electricity Supply Corp. (ZESCO). The Canadian photo voltaic developer stated that the Green Giant Zambia challenge will provide electrical energy to roughly 4 million houses, create jobs, and assist infrastructure improvement.
“The Green Giant Zambia initiative is a giant step in the direction of a sustainable future,” stated Michael Prest, Ccountry supervisor and particular advisor to SkyPower. “Using the newest photo voltaic expertise and our collective experience, we’re set to remodel Zambia’s vitality panorama, making it a mannequin for the event of renewable vitality the world over.”
The PPA was introduced as an essential a part of Zambia’s Integrated Renewable Energy Plan, which is aimed toward creating renewable vitality sources, together with photo voltaic, wind and hydropower. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema stated the deal is a crucial a part of this plan, particularly given the present drought downside brought on by local weather change.
“This initiative goals to additional improve our renewable capability to fulfill present and future vitality wants as Zambia seeks to extend industrial productiveness and notice our dream of attaining over 3 million metric tons of annual copper manufacturing,” Hichilema stated.
Zambia’s put in photo voltaic capability stands at 124 MW by the top of 2023, in line with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In February, ZESCO began the engineering, procurement and development tender for the 7.5 MW photo voltaic plant.
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