The French group is participating in the first grid-connected solar battery system in East Africa.
From March to December 2021, Bolloré Logistics Malawi provided logistics for the Golomoti Solar project and transported 221 TEUs of photovoltaic materials and equipment from China to Malawi.
Drawing on its expertise in this field, Bolloré Logistics was able to participate in this historic project by contributing to the implementation of the first battery-powered solar energy storage system connected to the grid in East Africa.
In a press release, the company informs that it took part in this renewable energy project by transporting 121 TEUs of solar panels and structural components from different ports in China and 100 TEUs of batteries and various equipment between the port of Beira and the Golomoti plant, located in Dedza district about 100 km southeast of Lilongwe.
Bolloré Logistics carried out this operation on behalf of two companies, InfraCo Africa, which is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, and its project partner, JCM Power, a Canadian renewable energy company, which has committed to co-finance the construction of the Golomoti solar power plant.
“We are proud to be the logistics partner for such a large-scale project. It will contribute to phasing out costly electricity imports and reducing regional CO2 emissions. It will also enhance investor confidence and support Malawi’s economic growth. We have faced many challenges but the main one is related to the global shortage of shipping containers in 2021, mainly caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. But thanks to our logistics expertise, we were able to deliver the necessary solar equipment and guarantee the completion of this complex project on time,” said Valery Djamby, Managing Director of Bolloré Logistics in Malawi.
Golomoti Solar will be the first commercially produced solar photovoltaic power plant to provide Malawi with a battery energy storage system (BESS).
Thanks to it, the national grid will benefit from a better supply of clean energy, which is essential in Malawi.
The plant will be able to produce 60 MW per year, thus supplying electricity to approximately 75,000 Malawian households, and will be fully operational by the end of March 2022.
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