The United Nations Office for Projects Services has kicked off a tender for the development and construction of a solar and battery storage minigrid in Papua New Guinea. The deadline for applications is March 24, 2025.
[pdf] Financed by a $100 million grant from the World Bank’s International Development Association and supplemented by an additional $31 million from the Mozambique Energy for All Multi-Donor Trust Fund—comprising $13 million from the Government of Sweden and $18 million from the Government of Norway—the project aims to transform the lives of households, businesses, and health and education facilities across urban, peri-urban, rural, and deep rural areas.
[pdf] State-owned Niger Electricity Co. is seeking consultants to carry out feasibility, environmental and social impact studies for the construction of a 60 MW solar plant with storage. The project will be built in the town of Tahoua, western Niger.
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