Mali progresses with Solar energy
NTPC, a central PSU under Power Ministry, has secured a Project Management Consultancy contract for the development of 500 MW Solar Park in Mali.
The Republic of Mali has been taking various initiatives towards energy security of the country, especially to increase access to electricity for its citizens, with a focus on solar power and applications.
Development of Solar Projects in Mali will make a considerable impact in socio-economic growth of Mali.
Sekou Kasse, the Ambassador of Mali, handed over the Project Management Consultancy award letter to Gurdeep Singh, CMD NTPC, for development of 500 MW Solar Park, the Power Ministry on said 24 June 2020 in New Delhi.
India-based International Solar Alliance (ISA) hosted the solar park contract event chaired by ISA President R. K. Singh, also the Minister of State for Power.
ISA is an international, inter-Governmental organization, based in India, created with the vision and leadership of Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi and announced jointly with President of France during COP21 held in Paris in 2015.
ISA’s vision is for a large-scale solar revolution, hinges on creating a facilitative international ecosystem that enables access to science and economic resources, reduce the cost of technology and capital, facilitates price reduction, and enables the development of storage technology and innovation.
With its scale and authoritative understanding of the energy transition opportunities of diverse economies, ISA is the world’s foremost energy transition catalyst for bringing a change from energy poverty to energy empowerment.
NTPC, a Government of India Enterprise and a leading global power company with 62,110 MW installed capacity has vast experience in setting up Solar Projects and handling various solar programs like the National Solar Mission in India.
In 2019, ISA endorsed NTPC as a Project Management Consultant through a competitive process for the member countries to avail the services of NTPC. Earlier the Republic of Togo engaged NTPC for similar PMC support for the development of 285 MW Solar Park in Togo.
NTPC plans to anchor 10,000 MW of solar parks in ISA member countries in the next two years.
Solar parks are being showcased as a best practice from India which had started solar parks as a novel concept and has commissioned a number of projects, thus bringing down the cost of solar energy substantially, bringing in investment, creating employment and benefitting the environment in the process. fiinews.com
