Utility management company and power producer Afripower Utility Partners has begun construction of a utility-scale solar PV power plant in Madagascar, which will operate alongside the Mandroseza fuel-oil power station as part of efforts to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and increase cleaner electricity generation.
Afripower operates on the Antananarivo Interconnected Network one of Madagascars three high-voltage grids. The company says it has undertaken rehabilitation work at the Mandroseza site, increasing generation capacity from about 5 MW to nearly 40 MW.
According to Afripower, the integration of solar power is expected to improve grid reliability in the region.
