The Gambia signs $160 million solar deal
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kerr Fatou
The Gambia has signed a $160 million solar deal presented as a way to improve the continuity of electricity supply and reduce tariffs. President Adama Barrow made these commitments after the signing, Kerr Fatou reports.
The Gambia has signed a $160 million contract for a solar energy project, President Adama Barrow announced at a ceremony at State House, according to Kerr Fatou. He described the deal as the largest in the country’s history in the solar sector.
Adama Barrow promised the project would help guarantee uninterrupted electricity supply and reduce tariffs for consumers, Kerr Fatou reports. Several hundred people attended the signing ceremony.
