Burundi solar system on credit in

A pioneering 7.5MW solar PV plant has reached commercial operation in Burundi, increasing the country’s generation capacity by over 10%. It’s the country’s first substantial energy generation project to go online in over three decades, supplying clean power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. A pioneering 7.5MW solar PV plant has reached commercial operation in Burundi, increasing the country’s generation capacity by over 10%. It’s the country’s first substantial energy generation project to go online in over three decades, supplying clean power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses. “Burundi is positioned to lead the region in solar energy development thanks to 2,000 hours of yearly sunshine, the intensity of the solar radiation, and untapped solar potential,” said. 7.5 MW utility-scale power plant increases East African country’s generation capacity by more than 10% on the eve of COP26 Gitega, Burundi – 25 October 2021: A multinational effort to bring solar power to Burundi has been realized with the commercial operation of the country’s first-ever solar field. President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishimiye officially inaugurated a solar power plant near the country’s capital on Tuesday together with the CEO of the renewable energy company Gigawatt Global. The solar field, which is in Mubuga in the central Gitega province, has provided more than 10% of Burundi’s electricity since becoming operational . REPP’s investment in Mubuga supports Burundi's Updated NDC (2021) conditional target to reduce GHG emissions by 23% by 2030. The project is identified as a priority project to help Burundi meet its unconditional 3% GHG emissions reduction target.