Turkey's
Aksa Energy officially opened its electricity generation plant in Madagascar on
Tuesday.
The
company said that the first phase of the plant, which has 66 megawatts of
installed capacity, started commercial activity on Sept. 5.
The
plant will produce 500 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, which will cover
34 percent of Madagascar's total energy needs
The
power plant is the first and only energy investment in Madagascar by the
Turkish private sector.
Madagascar
President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Prime Minister Olivier Mahavaly
Solonandrasana and Energy Minister Lantoniaina Rasoloelison attended the
opening ceremony, Aksa confirmed.
(Anadolu Agency)