Wärtsilä received a letter of award for a 95.3MWp (75MWac) solar PV power plant in Nigeria. The award comes from Pan Africa Solar Ltd. and will be Wärtsilä’s first utility-scale solar PV project exclusively for an on-grid application.
When operational, the plant will be the largest in Nigeria; and one of the largest on the continent. The 75MWac output to the grid is expected to serve approximately 1.1 million households with electricity. It will be a major contributor of economic benefits to the local communities in Katsina State, in northern Nigeria.
The technology includes photovoltaic modules with single axis trackers, optimizing the energy yield produced by the plant. The power plant will also have an important stabilizing effect on the national grid