Djibouti: PPA entered into for development of solar project A Dubai-based renewable energy company has signed a 25-year PPA with Djibouti for a 25MW solar PV project coupled with battery storage. News & Commentary Features/Analysis
Amea Power has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 25 MW solar-plus-storage project in Djibouti. It will be the country’s first independent power producer (IPP) project and is now in development under a build-own-operate and transfer (BOOT) framework.
The solar plant is the country's first IPP project and will be developed under a BOOT model. “The Sovereign Fund of Djibouti (FSD) will be joining the project before financial close as a minority shareholder,” AMEA Power said, without providing additional details.
Dubai-based AMEA Power has secured a 25-year PPA from Djibouti's state-owned utility, Électricité de Djibouti (EDD), for a 25 MW solar-plus-storage plant it plans to build in Grand Bara, south of the national capital. The solar plant is the country's first IPP project and will be developed under a BOOT model.
The Sovereign Fund of Djibouti (FSD) will be joining the project before financial close as a minority shareholder. The off-taker for the project will be Electricité de Djibouti. The government of Djiboutiaims to reduce CO2emissions by around 40% by 2030. Djibouti’s energy landscape
Djibouti currently has just over 100 MW of installed generation capacity, but only 57 MW is reliably available to serve a population of 940,000 and its key industries. Geothermal resources in Djibouti have been recognized for years, and exploration activities are currently underway to identify economic vapor resources.