Canadian technology company, Clear Blue Technologies, has announced the execution of a Notice of Award agreement with Growth Energy, a company specialising in the development of clean energy power plants in Africa, to power a network of telecom sites in Africa.

The partnership is meant to assist with the cost and availability challenges with diesel fuel in African countries. A network of cellphone towers will be converted to solar, ensuring clean and reliable solar energy to support critical telecom services.  

The project is in the final stages of contract negotiations, with preparation for financing disbursement and commencement of the energy performance certificate phase currently under way. Phase 1 of the project is scheduled for 2024, with two additional phases planned thereafter, totalling a potential US$4 million across three phases from 2024 through 2026.

Miriam Tuerk, CEO of Clear Blue, said: “This project is an example of the African continent-wide shift towards replacing expensive and polluting diesel generator-based systems with eco-friendly and cost-effective solar energy. Clear Blue’s Smart Power technology, with its advanced energy forecasting and management capabilities, was crucial to making this project viable and in meeting the uptime and performance targets of the customer.”

John Okoro, Managing Director of Growth Energy commented: “Our alignment on the design-to-cost approach, while ensuring the highest levels of quality assurance, were critical to being able to meet the aggressive cost targets of the project. Clear Blue will be involved in supporting Growth Energy’s operation and maintenance teams during the long-term operation and maintenance.”