The UAE’s Amea Power is adding 20 MW of capacity to its solar project in Togo to reach 70 MW, according to a company statement released last week. The expansion of the Mohammed bin Zayed solar power plant will include a 4 MWh battery storage system to provide power overnight. After the completion of the expansion, the plant will be the largest in West Africa.

Funding and construction: The Togolese government is set to receive a USD 25 mn loan for the third phase of the expansion project from the Abu Dhabi Exports Office, according to the statement. Amea Technical Services — a subsidiary of Amea Power — will undertake the construction of the latest phase of the plant.

About Amea Power: The Dubai-based renewable energy company previously developed the first two phases of the Mohammed bin Zayed solar power plant, which became operational in June 2021. The company’s portfolio includes a USD 800 mn, 500 MW green hydrogen plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone in Egypt, a USD 100 mn, 100 MW solar plant in Tunisia, a 100 MW wind project in Morocco and a 500 MW wind project in Egypt with Japan’s Sumitomo, among others. The company also has 6 GW of renewables projects in 15 countries in the pipeline.