Solar energy project in Zambia by Hugo

Solar program in Zambia :

Context :

After the big drought who had touched the Africa in 2017, one part of the small entreprises had been cut off electricity causing a drop of there profit and an drop of the economy in Zambia. Because its main electrical source is the hydro-electricity power.

Program :

That had pushed the government to convert his source of electricity production, and he had choice the solar energy. Because Zambia is sunny all the years and his geographical position is suitable to that energy production. The first factories are now being built with the support from the World Bank Group through the International Finance Corporation (IFC). This is a radical change for Zambia and the other country in the same situation. But this change will allow to reduce electricty shortages, to provide a source of energy that complements the hydro-based system of Zambia and to reduce its electricity purshase from expensive diesel power factories. Thanks to this new source of electricity, the Zambia can saving 163 million of $ over the first 25 years.


Source : https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/05/14/unlocking-low-cost-large-scale-solar-power-in-zambia