3 FAQs about Niamey Gigawatt Solar Power

How many solar panels are installed in Niamey?

Equipped with 55,776 solar panels installed on a 27-hectare site located just 12 km from the capital Niamey, the plant will be operational from 25 August 2023, the planned date for connection to Niger's national electricity grid. “This power station is designed to reduce load shedding in the Niamey region.

Is Niamey a good place to get electricity?

The infrastructure, located around ten kilometres from the capital Niamey, was built under the aegis of Nigerien Electricity Company (NIGELEC) with a view to improving the city's electricity supply. Niamey, the capital of Niger (population 1.5 million), has just seen an improvement in its electricity supply.

Will the gourou Banda solar power plant reduce load shedding in Niger?

In an announcement made on national television on Sunday 26 November 2023, Niger's Minister of Energy, Mahaman Moustapha Barké, said that the commissioning of the Gourou Banda solar power plant would reduce the load shedding that the country had been experiencing for more than three months.

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The solar farm sits adjacent to the existing 100 megawatts Gorou Banda Thermal Power Station, in Gorou Banda, in Commune V of the city of Niamey, the capital and largest city in the country. This is located on the southwest bank of River Niger, across the river from the central business district of the city, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of the Stade Général Seyni Kountché.

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