Ngonye Solar Power Station | |
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Country | Zambia |
Location | Kafue District, Lusaka Province |
Coordinates | 15°31′03″S 28°25′44″E / 15.51750°S 28.42889°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 29 April 2019 |
Construction cost | US$40 million |
Owner(s) | Ngonye Power Company Limited |
Operator(s) | Ngonye Power Company Limited |
Solar farm | |
Type |
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Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Solar |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 34 MW (46,000 hp) |
Annual net output | 70 GW·h |
Ngonye Solar Power Station (NSPS), is a 34 MW (46,000 hp) solar power plant in Zambia. The solar farm that was commercially commissioned in April 2019, was developed and is owned by a consortium comprising Enel Green Power of Italy, a multinational renewable energy corporation, and the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia (IDC), a parastatal company. The power station cost about US$40 million to develop.[1][2]