Ghana: ECG management contract

The board of the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has approved the construction of a 50MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Garissa. The plant is expected to cost Ksh12.8bn ($127m), financed by the Chinese government, and will comprise 210,210 260W panels. Construction is expected to begin in July and will take one year to complete. In 2012, Chinese manufacturer JinkoSolar Holdings announced that it had signed a deal with China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic & Technical Cooperation Ltd to supply PV modules for the project.