Eldosol Solar PV Project – Kenya

Substation and PV Plants

The Project

Country Kenya
Fund Frontier Energy II
Participation Co-Developer and lead equity
Type Solar PV
Capacity 40MW net / 48MW gross
Expected CO2 emission reductions 53,000 tCOeq/annum
State of development Constructed. In the process of being commissioned in collaboration with the off-taker Kenya Power.

The 40 MW Eldosol Solar PV project is located in the Plateau area, close to Eldoret City in the North-Western part of Kenya. The project is in the process of being connected to the Kenyan national grid via a high voltage transmission line passing close to the project site.

Frontier Involvement

Frontier Energy II is majority shareholder in the project company, Cedate Limited. Key contributions have been:

  • co-development of the project
  • facilitation of the financing from senior lenders to the project (FMO and EIB)
  • management of the process with the EPC / O&M contractor
  • overall construction management, and
  • General management of the project.