Mubuga Solar Power Station
The Mubuga Solar Power Station is a grid-connected 7.5 MW solar power plant in Burundi. The power station was constructed between January 2020 and October 2021, by Gigawatt Global Coöperatief, the Netherlands-based multinational independent power producer (IPP), through its local subsidiary Gigawatt Global Burundi SA.
Burundi''s solar capacity to double, announces President
7.5 MW field result of multinational effort already provides more than 10% of nation''s electric generation capacity; more to be developed Gitega/Mubuga, Burundi – 9 May 2023: President Ndayishimiye of Burundi today visited Gigawatt Global''s solar power plant in Mubuga, Burundi, near the capital Gitega, the nation''s first utility-scale
First solar field in Burundi lights up tens of thousands of homes
The pioneering 7.5MW solar PV plant has increased Burundi''s generation capacity by over 10% and is 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 – just before the start of COP26.
Mubuga Solar Power Plant officiually commisioned in Burundi
After six years of planning and construction, the 7.5MW Mubuga Solar Power Plant in Burundi, the first of its kind in the East African country has started commercial operations, which makes it the country''s first substantial energy generation project to go online in over three decades.
Burundi commits to double solar power capacity
Burundi has officially inaugurated the country''s first utility-scale solar field, as part of push to leverage renewable energy for improved access to electricity for homes and businesses. The grid-connected 7.5MW solar power plant, located in
Burundi Inaugurates Country''s First Utility-scale Solar Power 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.
Burundi''s first solar farm increases country''s generating capacity
The 7.5 megawatt solar farm increases Burundi''s generating capacity by 10%, representing the first substantial energy generation project in the country in more than 30 years. Financing for the project was provided by the UK''s Renewable Energy Performance Platform, pan-African private equity investor Inspired Evolution, and Gigawatt Global.
Burundi commits to double solar power capacity
Burundi has officially inaugurated the country''s first utility-scale solar field, as part of push to leverage renewable energy for improved access to electricity for homes and businesses. The grid-connected 7.5MW solar power plant, located in Mubuga, became operational in 2021.
Solar key to easing Burundi''s severe energy crisis
"Photovoltaics could help to cushion the country''s energy complexities, if properly maintained and monitored, through standalone or pairing solar with hydropower, like in the case of Nyabikere