World Bank looks to expand Scaling Solar into new sectors and markets

With the start of operations in late May at the 35MW Kahone and 25MW Kael solar PV projects in Senegal, most of the early schemes under the World Bank Group’s Scaling Solar programme are now operating AE 439/17. More are planned around the continent, but the WBG’s International Finance Corporation says it is also looking at ways to replicate the programme for wind energy and mini-grids