Kpalassi Solar Power Station (also Awandjélo Solar Power Station) is a 42 megawatts (56,000 hp) solar power plant, under development in Togo. The power station is being developed by the government of Togo, through the Agence Togolaise d’Electrification Rurale et des Energies Renouvelables (AT2ER) (Togolese Agency for Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy), with loans from the World Bank Group and from the West African Development Bank, under the “Scaling Solar” program.[1][2]
| Kpalassi Solar Power Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Togo |
| Location | Kpalassi, near Awandjelo, Assoli Prefecture, Kara Region |
| Coordinates | 09°24′50″N 01°13′33″E / 9.41389°N 1.22583°E |
| Status | Proposed |
| Operator | Kpalassi Solar Company |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 42 megawatts (56,000 hp) |
Location
editThe power station would be located in Kpalassi Village, near the town of Awandjélo, in the Assoli Prefecture of the Kara Region, in the north of Togo. Awandjélo is located approximately 12.5 kilometres (8 mi) south of Kara, the provincial capital.[3] This is about 400 kilometres (249 mi) north of Lomé, the national capital and largest city of Togo.[4]
Overview
editThe International Finance Corporation (IFC), the "private window" of the World Bank Group, has a program called "Scaling Solar", which encourages and provides financing to sub-Saharan African countries to diversify energy sources by setting up solar generation stations, either by themselves or in public private partnerships (PPPs) with independent power producers (IPPs). Togo signed up for the Scaling Solar mechanism in 2019. This is one of the first three solar farms under that arrangement. The design calls for a capacity of 42 megawatts.[5]
Developers
editThe IPP for this power station in still in the tender stage, as of June 2022.[2]
Financing
editAs of July 2022, the West African Development Bank has committed to lend €38 million towards the construction of this power station.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Jean Marie Takouleu (17 June 2022). "Togo: BOAD commits €38m for the 42 MWp Awandjélo solar power plant". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ a b Peark10 Organization (20 December 2019). "Togo Launches 60-80MW Scaling Solar Tender". Peak10.Org. Washington DC, United States. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Road Distance Between Awandjelo, Togo And Kara, Togo" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Awandjelo, Togo And Lomé, Togo" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Fiacre E. Kakpo (15 June 2022). "BOAD to pump CFA25 billion into the construction of a solar PV plant in Awandjelo, northern Togo". Togofirst.com. Lome, Togo. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
External links
edit- Togo seeks investors to build two new 60 to 80 MW solar power plants As of 13 January 2020.