Guinea has launched a major solar power project to bring clean energy to 72 rural communities and install solar streetlights across 20 urban areas. Supported by the World Bank, this initiative aims to boost the country's energy infrastructure and promote sustainable development. You can read more. French renewables developer Africa REN will begin construction on a $200 million solar energy project in Guinea-Conakry, including two 40 MW plants in Kindia and Boké, in March next year. Namory Camara, Minister of Energy of Guinea-Conakry met with the company last week to finalize the project to. CleanPower Generation is a German company developing renewable energy solutions for sub-Saharan Africa, with its newly approved 84 MW solar project in Guinea being one of the largest independent solar power production projects in West Africa. (Bloomberg) -- Guinea plans to build the country's first solar power plants to increase its electricity production by 15% and cut its reliance. Solar is at the forefront of this: many of the sunniest nations in the world are on the continent, and solar-power generation in West Africa as a share of all renewables has increased rapidly over the past decade (see figure 1).