Demo Solar Park

About this activity

A 60 MW solar park east of Salima, connected at Nanjoka. The activity displaces grid electricity at the published national emission factor and supplies the load that has, until now, been shed during the evening peak.

Sustainable Development Goals

7 13

Goal	Target	Indicator	National reference
SDG 7 — Affordable and clean energy	7.1	Households supplied during the evening peak that was previously shed (number)	Updated NDC, p. 34
SDG 13 — Climate action	13.2	Grid emission factor displaced by delivered solar generation (tCO2e)	Updated NDC, p. 12

Where it is

District

Salima

P-code MW205

Site

Sixty hectares of leased land east of Salima, connected at the Nanjoka substation.

Coordinates

-13.78000, 34.46000

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Baseline scenario

Grid electricity at the Malawi combined-margin emission factor, with the evening peak met by contracted diesel generation.

Authorisation

The Authority's authorisation is what allows units to be issued for this activity, and it sets the ceiling on how many there can ever be.

Status

Active

Authorised for

NDC

Maximum units

30,000 tCO₂e

Buffer withheld

5%

Issued against the ceiling

18,000 / 30,000

Issuances

Vintage	Quantity	Serial range	Type	Status
2026	18,000	MW-MO-A62-0001-0000-2026-01-0000000001..0000018000	MO	issued

Retirements

No units from this activity have been retired.

Corresponding adjustments

None recorded.