Garissa solar plant soars Kenya’s renewable Endeavour to New high

January, 17th 2020

The Garissa Solar Plant has increased the share of renewable energy to the grid to 93%, setting the stage for cheaper electricity in Kenya.

The project, which will diversify the country's power generation mix and reduce energy costs, is the first plant that Kenya commissioned as a major project to harness its solar energy resource.

The construction of the 50MWp Garissa Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant was completed by the China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Co-operation (CJIC).

The plant consists of 200,200 solar panels connected to inverters and installed on an area of 85 hectares..

Zhang Jian, the representative of CJIC in Kenya, said: “I am very proud that the project [that] has been successfully completed and is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. We hope it will serve Kenya for the next 25 years."

Kenya has acquired the solar plant, which was recently inaugurated in the presence of the authorities.

The plant is located in Mbalambala, in Garissa County in eastern Kenya.

The inauguration took place in the presence of President, Uhuru Kenyatta, and the authorities of Garissa County.

Source: esi-africa