The Fana Solar Power Station is a planned 50 MW (67,000 hp) plant in . The power station is in the development stage, under concessional terms by the company Legendre Energy, a subsidiary of the Legendre Group, a French , under a arrangement.
[pdf] As of January 2019, Gambia had total installed generating capacity of approximately 139 megawatts. Of this, the Gambia National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), generated 102 megawatts and an independent power producer generated approximately 26 megawatts, at , an urban centre, south of Banjul. All these installations use "expensive fossil-fuels" (either or ). In addition, as of November 2021, there was a deficit of 11.
[pdf] The project cost a total of approximately US $20 million. The facility has been in service now for more than two years and it has been reported to be performing as expected..
The project cost a total of approximately US $20 million. The facility has been in service now for more than two years and it has been reported to be performing as expected..
System pricing for this utility scale solar project works out to just over US$2.00/W, one of the lowest costs in the Caribbean according to GTM Research.
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