Mergence provided equity and debt financing for two adjacent solar power plants with a combined output of 10 megawatts (MW), which reached Commercial Operation Date in August 2018 as part of the Namibia Feed-in Tariff (REFIT) programme.
The programme was initiated by Nampower and the Electricity Control Board to establish Independent Power Producers in Namibia. The Ejuva projects are backed by a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement with Nampower and feed an estimated 25.8 GWh (gigawatt hours) per year into Namibia’s national grid.
In addition to a 66% equity stake in each project, Mergence advances loans to finance the equity position of local shareholders in both Ejuva plants.