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African countries embrace solar technology

African countries embrace solar technology

BONFACE ORUCHO, BIRD STORY AGENCY THE small island nation of Seychelles is going big on floating solar power, with plans to develop the largest salt-water floating solar power plant on the planet. According to the Seychelles News Agency, construction of the 5.8MW photovoltaic solar energy system will start in the fourth quarter of 2023, following a power purchase agreement (PPA) signed this week between French renewable company, Qair with the Republic of Seychelles' Public Utilities Corporation. Flavien Joubert, the Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change and Energy, said, "Just seven months separate us from this agreement and having a plant in…
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