Zanzibar-Unguja Island

Tanzania: Astra secures 33-year lease for Zanzibar solar plant


Issue 481 - 02 Apr 2023 - By Marc Howard | 1 minute read

US-headquartered Astra Energy has secured a 200-acre site on Unguja Island for a renewable energy (RE) project comprising 42.5MWp of solar PV and 7.5MW of waste-to-energy (WTE) capacity. An unspecified amount of battery capacity is also planned for the project – which is one of several initiatives to improve electricity access on the Zanzibar archipelago.

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