The Ugandan government recently reached an agreement with Hussain bin Jassim Al-Nowais, head of Amea Power, an independent power producer (IPP) based in the United Arab Emirates. The IPP wants to build four solar and wind farms in two regions in Uganda.
New
renewable energy projects will be implemented in Uganda. It is the
promise of a recently signed agreement between the chairman of Amea
Power Hussain bin Jassim Al-Nowais and Ugandan head of state Yoweri
Museveni. The agreement specifically covers the construction of four
wind and solar farms in two regions of the country.
In the West
Nile region of northwestern Uganda, the Independent Power Producer (IPP)
wants to build a 10 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant and a 10 MW wind
farm. Amea Power wants to build the largest facility in the Karamoja
region of northeastern Uganda. The UAE-based IPP wants to build a wind
farm with a capacity of 120 MW. The solar power plant will be capable of
supplying 80 MWp to the Ugandan electricity grid.
Amea Power’s increase in installed capacity
The
chairman of Amea Power Hussain bin Jassim Al-Nowais said that
implementation of his project in the West Nile region will begin before
January 2021. These new projects will enable Amea Power to increase its
installed capacity on the African continent. In recent months, the
UAE-based company has obtained several concessions from African
governments.
The most recent is the construction of a 50 MWp
photovoltaic solar power plant in Mali. The plant will be located in
Tiakadougou-Dialakoro, a small town of 7,000 inhabitants, a short
distance from Bamako. The solar power plant will supply electricity to
the Koulikoro region. Also in West Africa, in Togo, Amea Power recently
started construction of the Blitta photovoltaic solar power plant. The
plant, which will be commissioned in two phases, will have a capacity of
50 MWp with an investment of 33.5 million euros.
In Egypt, Amea
Power has received authorisation from the military complex to supply 700
MW of electricity from two installations. It is a 500 MW wind farm that
will be built in Jabal Al-Zayt, in the town of Ras Ghareb in the Gulf
of Suez. The project will be developed by Amunet Wind Power Company
(AWPC), a subsidiary of Amea Power. The IPP will also build a 200 MWp
solar farm in Kom Ombo (a locality in Upper Egypt) through its
subsidiary Abyodos Solar Power Company (ASPC). Amea Power’s two projects
in Egypt will require an overall investment of $750 million.
