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Bwengu Solar Power Station

Malawi

The 2939th largest power station in the world

50 MW · Capacity

The Bwengu Solar Power Station is a 50 megawatt solar power plant, under construction in Bwengu in northern Malawi. The power station is under development by a consortium led by Quantel Renewable Energy, an independent power producer (IPP), based in the United States. Construction began in February 2022. An additional $10m was invested by a Sri Lankan company in 2023. The energy generated at this solar farm was expected to be sold to the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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