A new scheme backed by the African Development Bank's Desert to Power initiative will fund new solar PV capacity, battery energy storage and diesel backup mini-grid systems in Eritrea, as part of three mini-grid systems in the remote Zoba Gash-Barka region.
Eritrea aims to supply 20% of electric power demand through renewable energy sources by 2030. The African Development Bank funding will help the country in achieving this target.
Where is Eritrea's first solar plant?
The government of Eritrea has received a $49.92 million grant from the African Development Bank to fund a 30 MW photovoltaic plant in the town of Dekemhare, 40 km southeast of the capital Asmara. It will be the country's first large-scale solar plant.
Will new development projects in Eritrea resurrect a post-conflict era?
These new projects offer optimism for a country attaining to revive itself from a post-conflict era that has torn the nation apart. The hope is that these new development projects in Eritrea will incite investment from overseas, and serve as an attempt to build a modernized society free of political insecurity. Comments are closed.
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