The Republic of Chad has started accepting applications for a consulting engineer to supervise the construction of a 30 MW (AC) ground-mounted solar power plant – with a 60 MWh storage system, 90 kV line and 90/33 kV substation – near the national capital, N''Djamena.
Ennedi Plateau in northeastern Chad
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Chad has launched an auction calling for a consulting engineer to control and supervise the build of a 30 MW (AC) solar power plant – with a 60 MWh storage system, 90 kV line and 90/33 kV substation – near the capital city of N''Djamena, according to tender documents.
The Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy is overseeing the maximum three-year contract, with energy supplied to the state-owned utility Societe National d''Electricite, the documents state. Firms must have at least 20 years of experience to apply.
The deadline for applications is Dec. 7, 2023.
The Chad government said the World Bank Group provided project funding through its Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE). The $311 million initiative, launched in Jan. 2023, aims to increase grid connection across a range of central African countries gripped by energy poverty.
The World Bank through RESPITE plans to install 106 MW of solar power projects with battery and storage facilities, as well as 41 MW of hydropower, in countries such as Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Togo.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates Chad had 1 MW of solar installed capacity at the end of last year, according to the most recent statistics.
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Located 30 km north of the country''s capital, N''Djamena, the Djermaya Solar project has been developed by InfraCo Africa, through Anergi Africa Developments Ltd (AADL), with its partner Smart Energies. Denham Capital recently entered the project as long-term investors through Neo Themis.
Doruk Karabulut, Director at Themis stated: "Themis is proud to become the strategic investor in Djermaya Solar and excited to reach financial signing of the project with the lenders. We recognise and commend the efforts done by InfraCo Africa, AADL and Smart Energies for the development of the project and would like to thank the African Development Bank, Proparco and EAIF for their strong support to achieve this significant milestone. The Djermaya Solar project is the first of its kind in Chad and demonstrate Themis'' continued commitment to pioneering renewable projects in Africa. We look forward to reaching financial close in the coming months and starting the construction of the project."
Paromita Chatterjee, an Investment Director at EAIF said, "The Djermaya project is particularly significant because it is pioneering renewable energy and battery storage in Chad. Its key strategic function is to help Chad unlock the country''s economic potential and to fly the flag for more green energy projects in the country."
Ariane Ducreux, Director of Proparco''s Energy, Digital and Infrastructures Division said "Proparco is pleased to support the Djermaya Project which contributes to the energy transition by adding renewable power capacities and addressing the growing demand for energy in Chad, which is amongst the priority countries for Proparco and AFD Group. This project is the Group''s first project in Africa to integrate a storage system, ensuring proper integration of intermittent solar energy into the N''Djamena electricity grid."
Djermaya Solar will be developed in two phases totalling 60 MW and is the first solar project to be designed, financed, built and operated by an independent power producer (IPP) in Chad. The project will also pioneer utility-scale energy storage in the country, incorporating a 4MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), 18km transmission line and a substation funded with €6.35 million of concessional debt from the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF). InfraCo Africa has also leveraged US$ 854,000 of grant funding from PIDG Technical Assistance (PIDG TA) to support legal and environmental advisory services and an additional US$ 1.5 million capital grant.
Djermaya Solar also benefits from strong support from the Government of Chad and the project company, Djermaya CDEN Energy (DCE), has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with SNE to supply Chad''s national electricity utility. The Government of Chad and DCE have also signed a Put and Call Option Agreement and a Fiscal and Customs Agreement as part of the project financing approach required to commence construction in early 2022. Djermaya Solar is expected to begin delivering power to Chad''s national grid in 2023.
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The UK-based energy company has signed an agreement with the country''s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the new renewable projects.
Pursuant to the agreement, Savannah will develop renewable energy projects that will power Doba Oil Project, and the towns of Moundou and Doba, located in Southern Chad, along with the capital city N’Djamena.
The company will construct a 300MW photovoltaic solar farm, with battery energy storage system (BESS), in Komé, Southern Chad.
The Centrale Solaire de Komé solar plus storage project is expected to provide Doba Oil Project and the nearby towns of Moundou and Doba, with renewable energy.
It will displace existing hydrocarbon power supply to reduce the CO2 emissions and provide clean electricity to the towns of Moundou and Doba, said Savannah.
Approval for the Centrale Solaire de Komé project is anticipated to take place in 2023 and the facility is expected to produce first power in 2025.
The company is also responsible for a second project that involves development of up to 100MW of solar and wind projects to power the country''s capital city, N’Djamena.
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