KENYA – Distributed Power Africa (DPA) and Mettle Solar, a gridworks investment company funded by the UK development finance institution CDC Group, have invested US$1.2 million to develop a solar project in the East Africa Data Company based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The solar photovoltaic system will have a capacity of 1 MWp.
As part of the partnership, DPA and Mettle Solar also plan to set up an investment company to build and operate the future solar photovoltaic system to supply electricity to EADC.
According to Norman Moyo, DPA’s CEO, the solar power plant will reduce EADC’s electricity bills.
The installation should also help the data centre reduce its carbon footprint.
The power plant is an alternative for EADC to become more independent from Kenya’s national electricity grid and the centre thus join other Kenyan companies that have opted for the same sustainable solution.
Other initiatives that have opted for solar energy include the Mundika drinking water plant in Busia county will soon be equipped with a 132 kWp solar system to supply its station during the day.
The solar photovoltaic system to be installed by Davis & Shirtliff will be capable of providing 200 MWh of electricity per year.
The Menengai Farmers tea farm, on the other hand, is already benefiting from its solar photovoltaic system.
In July 2020, off-grid supplier Redavia equipped the company with a small ground-basedsolar power plant.
The new installation allows Menengai Farmers to reduce its annual electricity costs, generating savings that can be reinvested in the business, while reducing its carbon footprint.
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