AfDB breathes life into mega-solar project
Friday, July 14, 2023 | 490 Views |
The continental bank’s board approved a $7.88 million grant (P105 million) to the Africa Energy Transition Catalyst (AETC) programme, which aims to increase renewable energy generation across the continent.
“The AETC programme sets out to conduct a regional market study to facilitate the export of renewable energy from Botswana and Namibia as part of the two to five-gigawatt mega-solar initiative,” the AfDB said in a statement. “Additionally, it aims to advance the ZiZaBoNa regional transmission interconnector development by updating feasibility and Environmental Social Impact Assessment studies while providing project structuring advisory support.”
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