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Agahozo-Shalom Youth PV Solar Plant

Sector: Solar • Location: Rwanda

Source: World Bank Group

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Agahozo-Shalom Youth PV Solar Plant involved the development of 8.5MW solar PV project in Rwanda. The plant was located 60km from Rwanda’s capital city Kigali on land owned by the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, a residential and educational site for orphans of the country’s 1994 genocide. Sponsors of the project were Gigawatt Global (20%), Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund

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Prospective
Sector
Solar, Water Supply and Storage, Commercial, Education, Power Transmission, Government, Residential, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Rwanda
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Agahozo-Shalom Youth PV Solar Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Rwanda. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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2026-07-22

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Agahozo-Shalom Youth PV Solar Plant involved the development of 8.5MW solar PV project in Rwanda. The plant was located 60km from Rwanda’s capital city Kigali on land owned by the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village, a residential and educational site for orphans of the country’s 1994 genocide. Sponsors of the project were Gigawatt Global (20%), Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) and Scatec Solar(40%). The PV plant would benefit from a 25-year power purchase agreement with state utility Rwanda Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority that signed in July 2013. The loan would be funded by FMO, Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund and Norfund and Overseas Private Investment Corporation provided grant. Others: Gigawatt Global

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Rwanda

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Solar, Water Supply and Storage, Commercial, Education, Power Transmission, Government, Residential, Power Generation (CCGT)

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2024-09-19

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