Access Power-Soroti Solar PV Park is a 10MW solar PV power project. It is located in Eastern, Uganda. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2016 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2016. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Access Power and Total Eren. The company's ownership stake in the project stands as 70% and 30% respectively.
Access Power-Soroti Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 33 acres.
The project generates 16.2GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 40,000 households, offsetting 218,400t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2016 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2016.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Uganda Electricity Transmission under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.11kWh for a period of 20 years.
Contractors involved
TSK Electronica y Electricidad was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
Canadian Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company provided 32,680 modules each with 310W of nameplate capacity.
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About Access Power
Access Power Ltd (Access Power) is a developer, owner and operator of solar and wind power projects in Africa and Asia. Its service offerings include project development, capital and funding support, long term ownership, clean energy deployment programs and operation of the assets, technical and maintenance works, and others. The company work with equity investors, development finance institutions and commercial lenders to establish practicable limited recourse structures, by standardizing project documentation and streamlining the due diligence process. It operates solar PV plants, and wind farms in Uganda, Nigeria, Mali, Madagascar, Egypt, and Pakistan. Access Power is headquartered in Dubai, the UAE.
About Total Eren
Total Eren SA (Total Eren), is an independent power producer that develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy power plants. The company offers services such as project management, engineering, procurement and construction; and operation and maintenance of renewable energy power plants. It generates electricity from various renewable energy sources including hydro, solar and wind. Total Eren owns and operates power plants in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Total Eren is headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
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