- A new solar project is set to commence works in Gabon.
- Solen has until July 2023 to deliver the complete installation.
Solen SA Gabon, a subsidiary of Solen Renewable Dubai, has opened up a 120 MWp solar power plant project in Gabon. The project follows the signing of the related framework agreement between the Gabonese Minister of Energy and Hydraulic Resources, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze, and Praveen Pai, Solen’s Operations Manager.
The solar photovoltaic power plant will be located thirty kilometres from the capital Libreville and spread over a 251-hectare site. Phase one of the project will see Solen SA Gabon install solar panels with a combined capacity of 60 MWp and a 15-hour battery energy storage system. An additional 60 MWp of solar photovoltaic panels will be developed in the second phase and equipped with a 15-hour battery energy storage system. This will form a 120 MWp solar power plant.
The project is aimed at diversifying the electricity mix in the Estuaire region to cater for communities and help reduce load shedding,
Solen will finance, install and operate the solar plant. It will sell its output to the Gabonese Water and Energy Company (SEEG) for 25 years under a power purchase agreement (PPA). In the long term, the Gabonese government aims to increase the share of renewable energy in its electricity mix to 80 per cent by 2030.