The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant which will fund the Owner’s Engineer to provide NextGen Solar with comprehensive on and off-site engineering services and oversee the work performed by the project’s engineering,
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Validated: Carbon Emission Reductions (CERs)
The joint team of validators from UNFCC and The World Bank have completed the due diligence on our 5MW Kigoma Power Plant. The plant will save approximately 10,500 tons of CO2 every year. UNFCC
Read moreAwarded: Environment Impact Assessment Clearance
The National Environment Management Council (NEMC), has awarded the Environment Impact Assessment Clearance Certificate for our 5MW Kigoma solar power project. The Certificate was awarded by the Minister of State – Environment, Vice President’s Office under
Read moreReceived: Project Development Finance
We are pleased to announce that NextGen Solar has been awarded financial support for select project development activities under the Tanzania’s Energy Development & Access Expansion Project (TEDAP) program of The World Bank. This program is
Read moreApproved: Project Financing
We are happy to announce that Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), US Government’s Development Finance Institution, approved Project Financing for NextGen Solar’s 5 MW Solar Project at Kigoma, Tanzania on September 20 2013, through the
Read moreOfficial Partner: Power Africa Initiative
NextGen Solar is now an official Private Sector Partner of US Government’s Power Africa Initiative announced recently by President Obama. http://www.usaid.gov/powerafrica/partners/private-sector#ng Power Africa Fact Sheet highlighting Private Sector Partners can be seen here.
Read moreLand Leased: 5MW Solar Plant at Kigoma
On Sep 1, 2013 we signed the land lease with the Government of Tanzania for 25 acres of land at the Kigoma Special Economic Zone (KiSEZ) at the Kigoma-Ujiji Municipality. The solar power plant will
Read moreReceived: Project Development Finance
NextGen Solar is one of the first private sector companies to be awarded project development financing under the US Africa Clean Energy Finance (ACEF) initiative. ACEF is a collaborative financing mechanism announced at the United
Read moreSigned: Power Purchase Agreement
The Power Purchase Agreement has been signed with Tanzania National Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) for the Kigoma solar power plant. Initially, NextGen Solar will be setting up a 3 MW generation capacity connected to the
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