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The Zambian government is inviting applications for its Carbon Feed In Premium Program (CFIP), a new results-based financing mechanism aimed at large-scale, grid-connected solar installations.
The program, implemented by the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment and the Ministry of Energy, is open to both national and international independent energy producers, the national energy company ZESCO and its subsidiaries.
A call for proposals states that the first CFIP window will focus on purchasing 300 MW of new solar projects.
Participation criteria adds that only solar projects with a planned installed capacity between 30 MW and 100 MW are eligible. The projects must also include an on-site battery energy storage system with a minimum capacity of half an hour.
Projects supported by the program must be connected to the national electricity grid, with ZESCO acting as the primary customer through a power purchase agreement.
An online CFIP information event will take place on April 14, ahead of the deadline for applicants to submit their expressions of interest by May 31.
Funding for the CFIP has been made available through a bilateral agreement between Zambia and Norway, under which Norway must pay for the verified emissions reductions generated by the projects delivered under the program.
The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) has identified 912.4 MW of operational solar power in Zambia across 142 projects, according to its project database.
Last May, ZESCO completed the 100 MW Chisamba solar farm in southern Zambia, the country’s largest operational project to date. At the time, the company said it planned to add a second 100 MW at the site. Work is also underway on a separate 100 MW solar project towards the east of the country.
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