DPA to build Zim’s biggest rooftop solar plant for Varun Beverages

Cassava Technologies’ solar subsidiary, Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is set to build a 2.5MW solar installation after agreeing on a 25-year lease with Varun Beverages. The solar plant will be situated at Varun’s Pepsi Bottling factory in Harare and will reportedly produce 4.1GW of electricity annually.

“We are pleased to partner with DPA on this milestone project. Implementing this solar-powered solution will effectively reduce our energy costs, enable us to manage consistent power supply and further pass the benefit of affordable Pepsi Products to Zimbabwe consumers. We are expecting a saving of approximately 2,500 tons of carbon emissions annually,”

Vijay Bahl, Chief Executive Officer of Varun Beverages Zimbabwe

This deal, for DPA, follows an agreement with Kenya’s Devki Group to install a 4.1MW solar installation earlier this month. The Cassava Technologies firm is seriously pushing for energy independence on the continent to combat the shortfall by power utilities to meet demand.

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ZESA should be celebrating this deal because DPA and Varun are making the 2.5MW solar plant grid-tied. That means any excess power generated will be pumped back into the national grid for everyone to use.

That being said, it won’t solve the massive power deficit Zimbabwe is enduring…

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