Rural Electrification through Solar Mini-Grid, Contuboel
A roughly 100 kWp solar mini-grid was built at Contuboel village, Guinea-Bissau, with a US$500,000 grant from the OPEC Fund for International Development approved in July 2015.
OperatorNot stated
EcosystemSolar mini-grid
StandardNone
StatusActive
LocationContuboel village and surroundings, Guinea-Bissau
Overview
Inside the project
The fund's own project page gives a precise beneficiary count: 440 customers, comprising 390 households (about 3,500 people), 40 businesses, plus local schools and a health centre.
The project is expected to generate about 100 MWh a year once complete.
100 kWp
Solar capacity installed
440
Customers connected
3,500
People represented by connected households
100 MWh/yr
Projected generation at project end
Objectives
- Electrify Contuboel village and surrounding areas with a solar mini-grid
- Serve households, businesses, schools and a health centre
Approach
- A solar PV mini-grid was installed to serve village households, businesses, schools and a health centre.
Sources
Inspect 1 source
- opecfund.org ↗https://opecfund.org/operations/list/rural-electrification-through-solar-mini-grid-in-guinea-bissau
Documented by one public source so far.
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