Name of the Project
Namibia solar photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant.

Location
The project will be located in the Hardap region, in the Mariental municipality, Namibia.

Client
ALTEN Hardap, a collaboration between ALTEN Africa (51%), NamPower (19%) and local investors – First Place, Mangrove and Talyeni (30%) – led by eight Namibian women.

Project Description
The development is expected to be the biggest solar PV plant in Namibia. 

It will have an installed capacity of 45.5 MWp for an output of 37 MWac, a life of more than 25 years. 

The plant will have an estimated 140 000 crystalline silicon panels mounted on solar trackers. 

It will be one of the most productive in the world because of the location’s extremely high irradiation levels.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
The project is estimated at $70-million.

Duration
Commercial operation is scheduled for September.

Latest Developments
ALTEN Africa achieved financial close with South Africa’s Standard Bank and Agence Française de Développement subsidiary Proparco for $50-million, in March.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Standard Bank and Proparco (finance).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
ALTEN Energy press contact Isabel Saracho, tel +34 625 435 804 or email press@alten-energy.com.