LAUNCH OF 10 MW SALIMA SOLAR POWER PROJECT

HARNESSING THE SUN – DIVERSIFYING POWER SOURCES

Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to inform all its stakeholders and the general public that the company will hold a ground breaking ceremony of the 10 Megawatt Salima Solar Power Project on Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at Nanjoka in Salima district. The ceremony will be presided over by the Minister of Energy, Honourable Ibrahim Matola.

This is the first phase of scalable 20MW Solar Power Plant that will be implemented in two phases of 10MW each. The plant will incorporate advanced battery storage system of 2.5MWh capacity to enhance power system stability during intermittent sunlight or unexpected fluctuations in demand. The generated power will be evacuated through ESCOM’s Nanjoka Substation. The plant will be constructed by Chint Electric Co. and is expected to take 18 months.

The theme for the ground breaking ceremony is “Harnessing the Sun – Diversifying Power Sources”. EGENCO is diversifying power sources through construction of hydropower plants in Central & Northern regions of the country, away from Shire River, and development of alternative power generation technologies using solar, geothermal and coal energy sources.

Once commissioned, Salima Solar Power Plant will provide an alternative source of electricity and supplement the already existing sources of electric energy. This is in line with EGENCO’s 2023- 2038 Strategic Plan that centers on increasing the country’s power generation capacity and diversifying power sources to mitigate impact of climate change.