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Browsing: Chinese projects in Africa
- Namibia’s 100MW Rosh Pinah Solar PV project is poised to accelerate the nation’s pace in achieving renewable energy goals.
- The project will be built by an alliance of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. and China New Energy Development (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
- Namibia’s reliance on imported electricity has been a challenge to its energy independence.
The presence of Chinese contractors in Africa’s infrastructure journey continues to grow after Namibia on Monday entered into an agreement with contractors from China to develop the country’s largest solar plant.
For Namibia, the 100MW Rosh Pinah Solar PV project is poised to accelerate the nation’s pace in achieving renewable energy goals, while at the same time boosting the country’s energy generation capacity.
However, for analysts, the 18-month project is set to further project growing Chinese presence in the continent’s industrialization and renewable energy quest.
On Monday, Namibia’s state-owned power utility, NamPower, …