Dubai, United Arab Emirates, based renewable energy group AMEA Power has announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 3 of its Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed solar power plant, in the Republic of Togo, had taken place, in the presence of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé. Completion of Phase 3 will make the plant, located at the village of Blitta, the biggest solar power plant in West Africa. Phase 3 will expand the capacity of the plant from its current 50 MW to 70 MW, and includes the installation of a battery storage system to extend the provision of electricity into the night. Completion of Phase 3 is expected by the end of this year.
