Construction of the 60 MWAC solar project in the District of Salima, Malawi advances with the arrival and installation of equipment and materials on site.
Co-developed by InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and JCM Power (JCM); the Salima Solar project will deliver clean power to the country’s national grid.
A groundbreaking was held on December 2018 to mark the start of construction of the project.
In order to enable preparatory work to proceed on site ahead of the rainy season, InfraCo Africa agreed on a limited notice to proceed with the project company, allowing the site to be cleared. InfraCo Africa and JCM, with the Dutch Development Bank FMO, have since committed to providing additional equity so that the project can be fully constructed and become operational in Q4 2019.
Now, with full construction works underway, and the passing of the rainy season, tens of thousands of solar panels are arriving on-site for installation.
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May 07, 2019
Malawi, IFC InfraVentures sign joint development agreement for 258 MW Mpatamanga hydropower project
The Government of Malawi and IFC InfraVentures has signed a joint development agreement to develop the 258 MW Mpatamanga hydropower project on the Shire River in Malawi. The deal is signed...
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February 04, 2019
Malawi launches tender for 10 MW solar PV project
The Electricity Generation Company Ltd, a company wholly owned by the Government of Malawi, has called for an expression of interest for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 10 MW...
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December 04, 2018
Malawi launches construction of 60 MW solar PV project
Malawi’s president Peter Mutharika has launched a 60-megawatt solar plant to be constructed by JCM Matswana Solar Energy at Kanzimbe in Salima, Malawi. The project involves the development of a...
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November 27, 2018
InfraCo partners with JCM Power to build 26 MWp solar PV project in Malawi
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a Shareholders Agreement with its Preferred Developer JCM Power (JCM), committing up to US$2.3m to co-develop th...
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September 28, 2018
Malawi utility signs PPA for 60 MW solar project
InfraCo Africa has announced that JCM Matswani Solar Corp Limited has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Malawian national utility, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limit...
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