Abu Dhabi Fund for Development - the economic development arm of the UAE Government - provided $15million (AED55m) to finance the project in the form of a concessionary loan.
The Mohamed bin Zayed solar complex in Blitta, Togo, will supply clean electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. All photos courtesy: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development
Togo's first solar plant can produce 50 megawatts of clean energy and help increase the country's share of renewable energy to 50 per cent by 2025.
The 50-megawatt project in Blitta was opened on Tuesday at the sprawling 92-hectare site in the Centrales region with Togo's president Faure Gnassingbe attending.
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development - the economic development arm of the UAE Government - provided $15million (AED55m) to finance the project in the form of a concessionary loan.
The Mohamed bin Zayed solar complex in Blitta, Togo, will supply clean electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. All photos courtesy: Abu Dhabi Fund for Development
Togo's first solar plant can produce 50 megawatts of clean energy and help increase the country's share of renewable energy to 50 per cent by 2025.
The 50-megawatt project in Blitta was opened on Tuesday at the sprawling 92-hectare site in the Centrales region with Togo's president Faure Gnassingbe attending.
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development - the economic development arm of the UAE Government - provided $15million (AED55m) to finance the project in the form of a concessionary loan.
