Ayeme Plaine solar PV plant phase 1

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The project involves the construction of the 60MW first phase of a solar PV plant in Ayémé Plaine, a locality located about 30 km from the capital Libreville, Gabon. The first phase comprises solar panels with a combined capacity of 60 MWp, equipped with a 15-hour battery energy storage system. Sponsor is Solen SA Gabon, a subsidiary of Solen Renewable Dubai, which signed a framework agreement with the Gabonese Minister of Energy and Hydraulic Resources in March 2022. The company will sell the plant's output to the Gabonese Water and Energy Company (SEEG) for 25 years under a power purchase agreement. The total value of the project is $152.38 million (EUR150 million). Construction started on 12 August, 2022 and the developer has until July 2023 to complete the power plant. https://www.afrik21.africa/en/gabon-solen-to-build-a-120-mwp-solar-power-plant-in-ayeme-in-two-phases/ https://www.afrik21.africa/en/gabon-solen-launches-construction-of-the-120-mwp-solar-power-plant-at-ayeme-plaine/ https://www.lenouveaugabon.com/fr/energies/1608-18798-la-societe-solen-exploitera-la-centrale-photovoltaique-d-ayeme-plaine-120-mw-pendant-25-ans