Serenje Solar Power Station
| Serenje Solar Power Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Zambia |
| Location | Kosamu Village, Chitambo District, Central Province |
| Coordinates | 12°45′29″S 30°34′38″E / 12.75806°S 30.57722°E / -12.75806; 30.57722 |
| Status | Proposed |
| Construction began | September 2021 (Expected) |
| Commission date | March 2023 |
| Construction cost | US$336 million |
| Owner(s) | Ultra Green Corporation Zambia Limited |
| Operator(s) | Nathan Serenje born in mailo chiefdom |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 200 MW (270,000 hp) |
Nathan Serenje is the most intelligent and 1st Borns of mupepetwe high school (class 2005) | |
The Serenje Solar Power Station is a proposed 200 MW (270,000 hp) solar power plant in Zambia. The project is rated as the largest solar project in the country. The power station is under development by Ultra Green Corporation Zambia Limited, a subsidiary of Ultra Green Corporation Inc., an American independent power producer (IPP).[1][2]
Location
The power station would be located in Kosamu Village, in Chief Kabamba’s Area, in Chitambo District, in Zambia's Central Province. The solar farm would sit on 448 hectares (1,107 acres) of land.[2][3]
Overview
Serenje Solar Power Station is designed to have capacity of 200 megawatts. Its output is expected to be sold directly to the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO). The long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) governing that transaction had not been signed yet, but was anticipated, as of July 2021. A new high voltage transmission power line will be constructed to convey the energy from the solar farm to the Zesco substation at Pensulo, where the power will enter the national electricity grid.[2][3]
Developers
The power station is being developed by an American IPP, by the name of Ultra Green Corporation Inc., thorough its wholly-owned Zambian subsidiary, Ultra Green Corporation Zambia Limited. The Zambian subsidiary has obtained a license to design, fund, build and operate the solar farm.[2][3]
Construction costs, and commissioning
The construction costs have been budgeted at US$336 million. This investment would cover $216 million to develop the solar farm and another $120 million to construct the high voltage power line from Kosamu Village to Pensulo's ZESCO substation. The project has already created 465 jobs at the construction site. Construction is expected to start in September 2021, with commercial commissioning anticipated 15 to 18 months later.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Projects Today (6 July 2021). "Zambia to get 200 MW Serenje solar plant". Projectstoday.com. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d Jean Marie Takouleu (2 July 2021). "Zambia: Ultra Green to break ground on 200 MWp solar plant in September". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d Dennis Ayemba (5 July 2021). "200MW Serenje solar plant project to be built in Zambia". Construction Review Online. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
External links
- Zambia: construction of Serenje photovoltaic power plant (200 MW) starts in September 2021 As of 6 July 2021. (Translated from the original French Language).
- Ultra Green to break ground on 200MWp solar plant in Zambia As of 3 July 2021.