Access Infra Africa to invest in $100mn solar project in Kaduna State

10 Nov 2015
Financial Nigeria

Summary

The solar power plant will generate 82,500 megawatt hours of clean electricity, enough to meet the daytime requirement of over 600,000 Nigerian households.

Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai

A developer and operator of sustainable power assets in Africa, Access Infra Africa, has signed a joint development agreement with Quaint Global Energy Solutions to invest in the $100million ABIBA Solar Project, a 50MW solar power plant being developed in Kaduna State, north-western region of Nigeria.

The solar power plant is expected to generate 82,500 megawatt hours of clean electricity, enough to meet the daytime requirement of over 600,000 Nigerian households. The solar plant is to be situated on 150 hectares of the Manchok Ranch in Manchok, Kaduna State. It is owned and being developed by Global Energy Solutions Nigeria Limited, an affiliate of Quaint Energy USA.

The investment by the Dubai-based firm, Access Infra Africa, came about through the Access Co-Development Facility (ACF) competition, an innovative Africa-focused platform designed to bridge the gap between early-stage renewable energy projects and the resources they require to become operational.

The inaugural edition of ACF was launched earlier this year by Access and attracted 55 entries from 18 countries. Quaint Global Energy and Flatbush Solar from Cameroon were declared the winners of this competition at the Africa Energy Forum in June 2015. The 2016 edition will be formally launched on February 18, 2016 in Amsterdam leading to the final round of selection at the Africa Energy Forum in June 2016 in London.

Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Federal Ministry of Power in Abuja, Reda El Chaar, Executive Chairman of Access, said, “We see this project as a gateway to the widespread adoption of renewable energy in Africa’s largest economy, whilst cementing the role of ACF as an innovative platform for turning good concepts into bankable projects.”

Founded in 2012, Access is focused on developing affordable and sustainable power assets. The company is actively developing a portfolio of renewable energy projects in 17 Africa countries worth over $1 billion.


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