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Eritrea launches tender for 30 MW solar plant

Eritrea has launched a tender for a 30 MW solar plant, featuring an undisclosed amount of battery storage and a 66 kV transmission line. The project could become the largest PV installation ever constructed in the country.
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Emiliano Bellini
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Eritrea’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has launched a tender for the construction of a 30 MW solar plant in Dekemhare, in the central part of the African country.

The project will include an unspecified amount of battery storage and a 66 kV transmission line. If built, will be the country’s largest PV installation ever built to date.

Interested developers have time until October 17 to submit their proposals.

The African Development Fund (ADF) is helping Eritrea’s government to develop the solar farm and has previously helped the Eritrean authorities seek consultants for the development of the project through another tender.

The Eritrea National Energy Policy, which was issued in 2018, aims to increase the electrification rate across the country. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Eritrea had just 24 MW of installed PV capacity at the end of 2021.

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[…] Eritrea lanza una licitación para una planta solar de 30 MW Eritrea ha convocado un concurso para construir una planta solar de 30 MW, con una cantidad no revelada de baterías de almacenamiento y una línea de transmisión de 66 kV. El proyecto podría convertirse en la mayor instalación fotovoltaica jamás construida en el país. […]

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