Rosh Pinah Solar Park’s moves to expansion
Years after it was designed with expansion in mind, the Rosh Pinah Solar Park is entering its next phase, with construction underway on an 11 megawatt peak (MWp) expansion that will significantly lift renewable energy supply to the Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine following financing approval from the Development Bank of Namibia.
Emesco originally developed the Rosh Pinah Solar Park as an embedded renewable energy project to supply electricity directly to the Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine.
Commissioned in 2022, the first phase of the project delivered 5.4 MWp of installed capacity under a long-term offtake arrangement structured within Namibia’s Modified Single Buyer framework.
From its inception, the facility was designed with expansion in mind to support the mine’s RP 2.0 redevelopment programme, improve energy security and reduce reliance on grid power.
The expansion builds on the existing 5.4 MWp solar facility, which Emesco developed as the first phase of a longer-term strategy to support the mine’s RP 2.0 expansion programme.
From inception, the solar park was planned as a scalable energy asset that could grow in line with the mine’s operational requirements. This vision is now being realised as the second phase moves into construction.
Emesco continues to operate and maintain the initial phase of the solar park and is managing the expansion as the engineering, procurement and construction manager.
The company developed the project under Namibia’s Modified Single Buyer framework, supplying electricity directly to the Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine under a long-term offtake arrangement that reduces reliance on grid power and improves energy cost certainty.
Once the 11 MWp expansion is completed, total installed capacity at the Rosh Pinah Solar Park will increase to about 16.3 MWp.
Emesco originally developed the Rosh Pinah Solar Park as an embedded renewable energy project to supply electricity directly to the Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine.
Commissioned in 2022, the first phase of the project delivered 5.4 MWp of installed capacity under a long-term offtake arrangement structured within Namibia’s Modified Single Buyer framework.
From its inception, the facility was designed with expansion in mind to support the mine’s RP 2.0 redevelopment programme, improve energy security and reduce reliance on grid power.
The expansion builds on the existing 5.4 MWp solar facility, which Emesco developed as the first phase of a longer-term strategy to support the mine’s RP 2.0 expansion programme.
From inception, the solar park was planned as a scalable energy asset that could grow in line with the mine’s operational requirements. This vision is now being realised as the second phase moves into construction.
Emesco continues to operate and maintain the initial phase of the solar park and is managing the expansion as the engineering, procurement and construction manager.
The company developed the project under Namibia’s Modified Single Buyer framework, supplying electricity directly to the Rosh Pinah Zinc Mine under a long-term offtake arrangement that reduces reliance on grid power and improves energy cost certainty.
Once the 11 MWp expansion is completed, total installed capacity at the Rosh Pinah Solar Park will increase to about 16.3 MWp.
