Norton Rose Fulbright has announced that it has closed the financing facilities on a 50 MW solar PV plant in Sikasso, Mali for Akuo Energy.
The Kita solar farm is the French company's first project to begin construction in Africa and is the largest in west Africa. The project has been in development since 2014.
Financing has been provided by the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund Limited (acting through its agent and investment manager Investec Asset Management Proprietary Limited), Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement, Banque Nationale de Développement Agricole and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO).
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Read moreThe Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) and Akuo Energy have announced the signing of a financing package for a 50 MW solar power project in Mali. The Kita project is Mali’s sec...
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