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Titre : 10 MW KANDAHAR SOLAR POWER PLANT (AFGHANISTAN)

Pays : Afghanistan

Durée : Feb 2017 – Dec 2019

Descriptif
The 10 megawatt (MW) Kandahar Photovoltaic Power Plant is the first-ever private-sector investment in Afghanistan’s renewable energy sector and began commercial operation on October 16, 2019. USAID provided $10 million in incentive funds, by employing an innovative reverse auction platform, to select an Independent Power Producer (IPP) to build, own, and operate the plant.

The contractor, Dynasty Oil and Gas, Ltd. of India, signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with DABS, Afghanistan’s national utility to build, own, and operate a new 10 MW power plant. DABS built a 6.5 km transmission line, which connects the plant to the national power grid.

Activités _* Solicit competitive bids from Independent Power Producers through a reverse auction held by DABS. * Encourage private investment in the Afghan power sector through $10 million in incentive funding to be paid to the developer in performance-based milestones payments. * Construct a 10 MW photovoltaic power plant connected to the national power grid.

Budget  : $10 million

Agence de Développement International du Gouvernement des Etats Unis (USAID)