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Serengeti Energy Limited

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Serengeti Energy Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryElectric power generation
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Headquarters4th Floor, ABC Towers, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, Kenya
Number of locations
4 Regional Offices: Cape Town, South Africa
Dakar, Senegal
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Lilongwe, Malawi
Key people
Anton-Louis Olivier - CEO
ProductsElectricity
Websitewww.serengeti.energy

Serengeti Energy Limited, formerly called responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding (rAREH), is an independent power producer (IPP) company Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with investments in sub-Saharan Africa. Serengeti Energy specializes in renewable energy sources (primarily hydro and solar and now scaling into wind technologies) of between 5 MW and 50 MW at various development stages including planning, financing, construction and operations. As of June 2024, the firm has 9 operational plants in 5 countries: 3 hydro-power plants in South Africa, 3 hydro-power plants in Uganda, 1 hydro-power plant in Rwanda, 1 solar-power plant in Malawi and Sierra Leone's first grid connected solar-power plant in Bo District, with a total operational capacity of 53MW.[1] The company commissioned the 21MWp Nkhotakota Solar Power Station in Malawi, in March 2023.[2]

Location

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The company headquarters are located Nairobi the capital city of Kenya. With regional offices in Dakar Senegal, Cape Town South Africa, Lilongwe Malawi and Freetown Sierra Leone.[3]

Overview

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Founded in 2013 with an ambitious mandate to create positive impact from activities in sub-Sahara Africa, Serengeti Energy develops, constructs, owns and operates small to medium-sized renewable energy power plants of up to 50MW at various stages of project life cycle with a particular focus on the development stage.[4]

Ownership

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Serengeti Energy is owned by European DFIs including KfW, NDF, Norfund, STOA, Swedfund and Proparco. The company also collaborates with international investors, lenders, host governments and local utilities to generate reliable cost-effective renewable energy with minimal social and environmental impact.[4]

Power plants

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The table below illustrates the stations owned at operated by Serengeti Energy.

List of Power Stations Owned and Operated By Serengeti Energy Limited
Rank Power Station Country Capacity (MW)
1 Mpanga Hydro Power Plant[5] Uganda
18.0
2 Nyamwamba I Hydro Power Plant[5] Uganda
9.2
3 Nyamwamba II Hydro Power Plant[6] Uganda
7.8
4 Nkhotakota Solar Power Station[2] Malawi
21.0
5 Rwaza Hydro Power Plant Rwanda
2.7
6 Merino Hydro Power Plant South Africa
3.7
7 Sol Plaatje Hydro Power Plant South Africa
2.3
8 Stortemelk Hydro Power Plant South Africa
4.2
9 Baoma I Solar Power Plant[1] Sierra Leone
5.0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Renew Africa (1 February 2023). "Serengeti Energy switches on Sierra Leone's first IPP solar project". Renew Africa Magazine. Cape Town, South Africa. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Sangita Shetty (16 March 2023). "Serengeti Energy Commissions 21 MW Solar Photovoltaic Plant in Malawi". Solar Quarter. Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ Serengeti Energy (4 August 2023). "Serengeti Energy: Contacts". Serengeti Energy Limited. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Jean Marie Takouleu (7 June 2022). "Africa: Clean energy producer Serengeti raises $80m for expansion". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b rAREH (26 July 2019). "rAREH acquires two hydropower plants in Uganda". Responsability.com. Zurich, Switzerland. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. ^ Hydro Review (22 April 2022). "Serengeti Energy reports small hydro project commissioned in Uganda". Hydro Review Magazine. Shelton, Connecticut, United States. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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