The government of Senegal is working with the World Bank Group to develop up to 200 megawatts of solar power through Scaling Solar.  According to World Bank data, just over half the population of Senegal currently has access to electricity. The planned Scaling Solar projects underscore Senegal’s commitment to integrate renewable energy resources into its energy mix.

For Madagascar, the third African country to join Scaling Solar, a new 30-40 megawatt solar facility will help ease daily interruptions of power service.  This island nation suffers from frequent power outages, and under one fifth of the population has access to electricity. In the World Bank Group’s Doing Business Report, Madagascar was ranked 187 out of 189 countries regarding the difficulty, delay, and cost of getting electricity.  The planned Scaling Solar project will provide a reliable alternative to expensive diesel generators, drawing on an abundant source of renewable energy.

Cote d’Ivoire’s energy demand is expected to grow at 8% annually, reaching about 9,500 GWh by 2020. In 2017, the country also supplied 1,190 GWh to six neighboring countries. In order to face a continued demand growth for electricity domestically as well as from its neighboring countries, the government is planning additional investments in generation capacity.

On October 17, 2019, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire engaged IFC as lead transaction advisor for a 60MW solar project under the Scaling Solar program.

This commitment is in line with Côte d’Ivoire’s  target to generate 42% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030.

Uzbekistan is the first country beyond the African continent to join the World Bank Group’s Scaling Solar program.

The Government of Uzbekistan is looking to develop up to 1 gigawatt of solar power and signed a mandate with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, for a 100 megawatt project in the Navoi region in southwestern Uzbekistan in May 2018.

The tender for this project resulted in competitive prices of 2.7 US cents per kilowatt-hour, as announced on October 4, 2019.

Approximately 70% of Afghanistan’s total power capacity of 1,450 MW is imported from the neighboring countries. Only 34% of the coutry’s population has access to electricity, mostly in urban areas.
To meet growing energy demand and bridge shortfalls, the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is advancing a 2,000 MW renewable energy program as part of a wider green growth agenda.

In line with this agenda, the Ministry of Energy and Water is looking to identify a private investor for the development, construction and operation of up to 40 MW of grid connected solar PV installations on an IPP basis, located near Gozareh district in Herat Province.

An information brief for the project can be found here.

In 2015, 29% of Togo’s population had access to electricity, even less in rural areas (5.5%). In addition, the country only generates a small portion of its consumed energy and imports the remaining 80-90% from neighboring countries at relatively high costs. As a result, electricity supply is both costly, and highly unreliable.
Togo’s new electrification strategy supports the government’s vision to achieve universal access by 2030.
To increase capacity and reduce cost, the government has requested IFC’s assistance to identify a private investor for the development, construction, and operation of 60-90 MW of grid-connected solar PV installations on an IPP basis under the Scaling Solar program.