The 50-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Shinyanga City, Tanzania, was recently fully connected to the grid. Constructed by Power Construction Corporation of China, it is Tanzania’s first PV power plant. It can add diversity to the country’s power structure and promote the development of the local clean energy industry.
Once operational, the power plant will generate about 72 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, reducing roughly 57,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year. It will ease the power shortage in the northwestern regions of Tanzania, improve residents’ quality of life and spur economic growth. It will stand as an example for Tanzania’s large-scale development of renewable energy.
The power plant has created more than 600 jobs for local residents. Over 80 local technicians who master key skills, such as installing PV mounting structures and modules and wiring combiner boxes, have been cultivated. They will become a backbone workforce in Tanzania’s new energy development in the future.
(Executive editor: Yuan Ting)
