Improving access to electricity by constructing a photovoltaic power plant

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The project aims to create an additional power generation capacity in order to promote the economic and social development of Niger. Achieving this objective involves:Improving and securing the electricity supply of the city of Niamey at the lowest possible cost by reducing dependence on imports Developing the country’s substantial renewable energy potential by providing a sustainable and modular solution that limits the greenhouse gas emissions of the energy mix.More specifically, the project provides for:The construction of a 20 MW photovoltaic power plant, support for the operation and maintenance of this facility for two years, and the connection to the transformer substation of the Gorou Banda plateauAssistance to the contracting authority and institutional support. The objective: assist and train engineers and technicians in Niger in photovoltaic technologies so that they can operate large-scale solar power plants themselves in the short term.