A 10MW solar PV plant to be constructed in Uganda’s eastern town of Soroti will be the largest solar PV plant in East Africa and is expected to provide clean electricity to 40,000 local households.
The US$19m project was initiated by a consortium of European clean energy companies, solar EPCs and financing institutes who are working to make the plant operational by July. French clean Power Company, Eren RE and Access Energy Group are also part of the project.
The multi-million solar power plant which has already broken ground is the first to be developed under Uganda’s GET FiT facility, is a project set up by KfW and the Ugandan government’s Electricity Regulatory Agency (ERA).
The European Union Infrastructure Trust Fund is also involved, while Spanish EPC firm TSK Group will oversee the construction of the plant and sub-contract some of the work to local firms.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, apart from it being the largest project it is also the leading privately funded solar development.
