Nanjoka Solar Power Station, is a
solar power plant under construction
in
Malawi, in
Southern Africa.
Location
The power station is located in the neighborhood known as Nanjoka, in
Salima District, in the
Central Province of Malawi. The project sits on , owned by
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as describe ...
(EGENCO), the country's electricity generation parastatal.
The location of this solar farm is approximately , northeast of the county's capital city of
Lilongwe
Lilongwe (, , ) is the capital and most populated city of the African country of Malawi. It has a population of 989,318 as of the 2018 Census, up from a population of 674,448 in 2008. In 2020 that figure was 1,122,000. The city is located in th ...
.
Overview
In 2019 AGENCO made public its intentions to build a 10 megawatts photo-voltaic solar-panel power station at Nanjoka, in Salima District in the Central Region of Malawi. The power generated here is intended to be fed into the national grid through the existing
ESCOM Nanjoka Substation.
The design calls for a phased development, 10MW at a time, of a ground-mounted solar farm on a piece of property (capable of accommodating a 50MW installation). The planned capacity is 20MW, developed in two phases. In the first phase, a battery storage device with 2.5MWh will modulate the power delivery.
Developers
The power station is under development by the
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as describe ...
(EGENCO), the national electricity generation parastatal company. EGENCO awarded the
engineering, procurement and construction
Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts (a type of turnkey contract) are a form of contract used to undertake construction works by the private sector on large-scale and complex infrastructure projects.
Overview
Under an EPC co ...
(EPC) contract to ''CHINT Electric Company Limited'', a privately owned Chinese electrical equipment manufacturer, distributor and EPC contractor.
Construction budget and time table
The construction budget for the 10MW first phase is reported as US$17 million, sourced from within EGENCO's assets.
Construction began in November 2023 and is expected to conclude in 2025.
Other considerations
Nanjoka Solar Power Station is part of efforts to increase Malawi's installed capacity to 1,000 MW with 30 percent derived from other renewable sources other than hydropower.
See also
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List of power stations in Malawi
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Kanzimbe Solar Power Station
Kanzimbe Solar Power Station, is a solar power plant, in Malawi, in Southern Africa. The power station was constructed between December 2018 and November 2021.
Location
The power station is located in the neighborhood known as Kanzimbe, ...
References
External links
Move Over Coal. Renewables Can Power Economic Development in Malawi
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Solar power stations in Malawi
Renewable energy power stations in Malawi