Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with Canadian renewable energy development Company, CDIL and BPS, a Nigerian strategic consulting firm, for the 100MW (DC) Nova Scotia power plant project located in Jigawa State, Nigeria.
“Solar power in Nigeria has significant long-term potential, and we want to take part in the development of this new market. This investment is the culmination of an extensive review during which the Nova Scotia Power project stood out thanks to its exceptional fundamentals. With the quality of its site, development standards and equity funded by Scatec Solar and its partners, the project is ideally positioned to progress rapidly to financial close,” said Raymond Carlsen, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Scatec Solar.
“We recognised the importance of partnering with a sponsor able to bring the project to financial close and with whom we share a long-term vision. We are proud of teaming up with Scatec Solar, who has demonstrated its unique ability to deliver similar projects in Africa,” said Arif Mohiuddin, President and CEO of CPCS, the parent company of CDIL.
Announced in tandem with Scatec Solar’s impressive second quarter results, the Company plans to develop, build, own and operate the solar power plant in Jigawa. The project is expected to reach financial close in 2017 and commercial operations 12 months thereafter.
Currently, Scatec Solar produces electricity from 404MW of solar power plants worldwide and is a leading independent solar power producer in Africa, with nearly half of this capacity located on the continent.
