Togo has launched the largest solar plant in West Africa,
The plant located about 250 km to the north of capital city Lomé. Is located in central Togo.
The 50 megawatt facility will generate power to more than 158,000 households and save more than one million tonnes of CO2 emissions, Faure Gnassingbe, Togolese President said on Twitter late Tuesday.
“I am thrilled it was done in record time” (18 months), he added.
Faure said he was glad with the development because it was indeed a mission accomplished and in record time too. Adding that the project took only 18 months
The plant was built in Blita by AMEA Togo Solar, a subsidiary of Dubai-based AMEA Power
It hosts 127,344 solar panels expected to produce 90.255 megawatt hours (MWh) of power per year.
Named after the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the project received more than 35 billion CFA francs ($63.7 million) in loans from the West African Development Bank and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.
Capacity for an additional 20 MW is scheduled to be built on the same site by the end of the year.
AMEA Togo Solar will be able to exploit the plant for 25 years.