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Zanzibar Archipelago Seeks Energy Independence With Solar Plan
A beach in Matemwe, Zanzibar.
Photographer: Sumy Sadurni/AFP/Getty Images
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Zanzibar, Tanzania’s semi-autonomous archipelago, signed an agreement with two companies to build its first large-scale solar power plant at a cost of $140 million.
The agreement with Mauritian-based Generation Capital Ltd. and Tanzania’s Taifa Energy to develop the 180 megawatts plant will be implemented in phases, the companies said in a joint statement. The first stage of the project will involve construction of a 30-megawatt facility to be completed in 2024.