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Meridian

At the centre of demand: solar within reach of the capital's grid.

50 MWac close to the capital's demand centre, minimising transmission losses and congestion.

50MWacexport capacity
70MWp DCinstalled, single-axis tracking
PipelinePipeline · load-centre solar
Lusaka ProvinceLusaka Province

The project

Generation near load is the cheapest kilowatt-hour the grid can buy. Meridian sits within reach of Lusaka's distribution network, where it can serve commercial and industrial customers and relieve the constrained import corridor into the city.

Status and approvals

  • SiteShortlisted · tenure discussions
  • GridDistribution-level connection study

Key figures

  • Target COD2028
  • Storage4-hour storage under evaluation
  • Project companyMeridian Solar Limited

Figures are indicative and subject to the financial model and technical reports in the data room. Generation and emissions estimates are set out in the technical reports in the data room.