Madagascar has launched invitations to tender for two solar PV projects with a combined capacity of 210MW. The larger plant, with a capacity of 200MW, will be located in Ihazolava. The second tender is for the construction of a 10MW project in Mahajanga, a city located on the northwest coast of the country. According to […]
Madagascar solar firm secures funding to connect 50,000 households – EQ Mag
NAIROBI : Madagascar’s WeLight, an off-grid solar company, has secured 19 million euros ($20.57 million) to connect 50,000 households to electricity in the next two years, it said on Tuesday. Off-grid solar power, spearheaded by a variety of start-ups, has gained in popularity in Africa because it can affordably connect millions of homes which are […]
Rio Tinto Signs Groundbreaking Renewable Energy Agreement In Madagascar
FORT DAUPHIN, Madagascar : Rio Tinto has signed a power purchasing agreement for a new renewable energy plant to power the operations of its QMM ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, Southern Madagascar. This project, which uses solar and wind energy, will significantly contribute towards Rio Tinto’s operations in Madagascar achieving its carbon neutral objective by […]
Indian Embassy in Madagascar to go solar on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary
“On 2 October 2020, as part of the grand finale of 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, India in Madagascar and Comoros will make a switch to solar power. Antananarivo [Madagascar]: Madagascar Prime Minister Christian Ntsay along with Ambassador Abhay Kumar will inaugurate the solar power plant here at the Indian Embassy as part […]
Madagascar: Andranotakatra hybrid solar power plant begins construction
The construction works on a hybrid power plant, dubbed the Andranotakatra hybrid solar power plant in the Mahajanga district of Madagascar have begun. Ordered by the Malagasy government, the 17 MW facility will be constructed on a 42-acre piece of land by Mada Green Power, a supplier of solar hybrid systems based in the East […]
Solar energy is Madagascar’s key to boosting electricity in rural areas
Groupe Filatex is in talks with Bboxx on a partnership to extend the clean-energy platform’s services to Madagascar, Filatex chief operating Officer George Condé tells The Africa Report. The discussions, which are at an early stage, are to analyse whether Bboxx’s business model can be adapted to generate solar power for rural Madagascar, says Condé. […]