South Sudan Launches First 20-Megawatt Solar Power Plant
South Sudan has taken a transformative step toward sustainable energy by launching its first solar power plant. Built by Egypt''s Elsewedy Electric, the 20-megawatt power
The Juba Solar Power Station is a proposed 20 MW (27,000 hp) solar power plant in South Sudan. The solar farm is under development by a consortium comprising Elsewedy Electric Company of Egypt, Asunim Solar from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and I-kWh Company, an energy consultancy firm also based in the UAE.
A little over forty-seven percent (47.57%) of the respondents generate their own power and 36.33% get power through the neighborhood mini-grids. Third, a higher number of households in Juba have installed solar power than households who have installed diesel-powered generators.
The SSEC run Juba Power Station also stopped production in 2015 due to fuel crisis and inoperable machines. A whopping 82.77% of the respondents say they are not satisfied with the energy sources they have. Factors responsible for this include high demand and incredibly low power supply.
This transition is driven by three factors, namely income, irregularity and the eventual shutdown of the Juba Power, and the diesel fuel shortage. Third, those who own generators tend to move to a new source that is better because of the maintenance and fuel costs.
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