- Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited in Nigeria has signed PPA agreement with Granville Energy to design, build, finance, and operate a 100MW floating solar power plant at the Kainji hydro power plant.
Speaking during the signing ceremony in Abuja, Sani Bello, Chairman, Board of Directors, Mainstream Energy Solutions, said that the project is a significant step forward in the company’s mission to transform Nigeria’s energy landscape.
“We are proud to partner with Granville Energy (PTY) Limited, to design, build, finance, and operate a 100MW floating solar power plant at the Kainji hydro power plant. This aligns perfectly with our core objective: powering Nigeria’s economic growth in an environmentally responsible manner,” he said.
Abba Aliyu, Managing Director, Renewable Electrification Agency (REA) said:
“For us to have an opportunity where 100 megawatts of renewable energy can be injected into the grid, for us this is a huge and significant increase in the renewable mix of the country. I will say that apart from the Azura that was 450 megawatts that was added as a Greenfield, and Zungeru, which mainstream is very much active in managing that, there is not any significant renewable capacity that is added into the grid. Initially Rural Electrification Agency currently is working on injecting about 188.4 megawatts through interconnected mini-grids, one of which we intend to be the first that will do the floating solar in the University of Lagos, where we will put the panels by the side of the lagoon to power the University of Lagos.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
