Central African Republic has inaugurated a 50-megawatt solar power plant near Bangui, roughly a year after construction began, in a project its Abu Dhabi-based developer says will boost the country’s electricity generation by more than 60%. Global South Utilities (GSU), which built and owns the plant, said in a statement that the facility is expected to supply electricity to more than 300,000 households. The project, located in Sakaï, about 10km from the capital, includes battery storage designed to stabilise the grid. The plant follows an economic partnership agreement signed between the Central African Republic and the UAE in March 2025, covering trade and investment across key sectors, and adds to GSU’s existing portfolio in the region, which includes a similarly sized 50MW solar plant the company previously developed in Chad. Read also: Central African Republic (CAR) creates a 15-member committee to draft crypto billThe inauguration was attended by Central African Republic officials, though the extent of the government’s co-investment or ownership stake in the project, if any, was not detailed in available statements.