Togo set to have the biggest solar power plant in West Africa, by the end of this year

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.