The Madagascar Ministry of Hydrogen and Hydrocarbons has issued two bids to deploy a total of 210 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity.

The Ministry is seeking proposals for the construction of a 200 MW Solar power station in Ihazolawa, near the national capital Antananarivo.

There are also plans to build a 10 megawatt photovoltaic facility in Mahajanga on the north coast of Madagascar.

Interested developers must submit their proposals before August 9, 2023.

According to the data of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Madagascar has not installed any new solar energy capacity since 2018, and the current cumulative capacity is 33 MW.Editor/XingWentao