Solar PV System in Bujumbura, Burundi | GSOL Energy & Itco Solar
GSOL Energy, in collaboration with UNDP and local partner Itco Solar Energy, delivered a grid-tied solar PV system to the UNDP country office in Bujumbura, Burundi.
The solar PV project in Burundi is a 7.5 MW plant located in Mubuga. Interconnection is expected in Q3 2020, which will increase Burundi's installed electricity capacity by 14%.
7.5MW solar PV power plant in Mubuga, Burundi, will improve the energy supply of nearly 90,000 people, while providing 300 temporary and 50 permanent jobs.
Burundi's first solar PV power plant has reached commercial operation. Located in Mubuga in the Gitega Province, the project – which is the country's first grid-connected solar project by an independent power producer (IPP) – has made a meaningful contribution to Burundi's generation capacity.
In May 2023, President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the solar field, during which he and Gigawatt Global announced their intention to double the generating capacity near the currently operating site.
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