The Mohammed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo will grow from 50MW to 70MW, according to news from Middle Eastern renewable energy provider AMEA Power.
The project is a component of Togo’s National Development Plan, which aims to make power accessible to everyone by 2030. According to AMEA Power, the development will make this the largest solar PV plant in West Africa.
The project, which is located in the village of Blitta, will supply electricity to more than 222,000 homes and will also have a 4WMh Battery Energy Storage System to increase the amount of clean energy that is available to the electricity network at night.
The Togolese Ministry of Economy and Finance will receive a loan of US$25 million from the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX), which was established by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), as per the terms of the financing agreement that was signed this week, in order to finance the complex’s expansion and battery storage addition.
The project will be constructed by AMEA Technical Services, a subsidiary of AMEA Power. ADEX also participated in the financing of the construction of the project’s second phase, with an envelope of US$10 million of debt.
Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of AMEA Power, said: “This project would not be possible without the support of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Abu Dhabi Exports Office, and the Togolese government. Through their support, AMEA Power is able to become a global champion for the UAE and further demonstrate the country’s commitment to the global energy transition.
“As the host of the next Conference of Parties (COP), the UAE is playing a critical role in supporting the world and in particular, emerging countries with mitigating the impact of climate change and increasing the adoption of clean energy.”
Phases 1 and 2 of the project were fully developed by AMEA Power during the Covid-19 pandemic and took less than 18 months to complete from their initial inception. Both project phases became fully operational in June 2021, with AMEA Technical Services currently responsible for the operations and maintenance of the solar plant.
AMEA Power is rapidly scaling up its investments in wind, solar, energy storage and green hydrogen, with a clean energy pipeline of nearly 6GW across 15 countries.
