Full unconditional membership to theSouthern African Power Pool (SAPP)

Full unconditional membership to the

Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)

Solarcentury Africa is your energy trading go-to

Solarcentury Africa has been granted full, unconditional membership as a Market Participant in the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). This milestone allows us to trade electricity from our merchant plants currently under development within the SAPP interconnected power system. It also enables us to leverage our strong balance sheet to trade power on behalf of other Independent Power Producers (IPPs) seeking access to SAPP markets.

Our goal is to develop a 500MW renewable energy merchant fleet by 2030—a major step toward helping reduce the region’s power deficit and advancing energy security across Southern Africa.

Power Trading Options

We are licenced to trade power across the SAPP interconnected system through our SAPP membership.
In addition, we are licenced to trade power in:

  • Namibia - licenced under the MSB Market to sell to customers within Namibia, to export power and to trade power from or on behalf of other IPPs
  • Zambia – licenced under the Open Access Framework to sell to customers within Zambia, to export power and to trade power on behalf of other IPPs
  • Botswana – licenced to export power, and ready to sell to customers

Power Trading Plants

Plant Country Capacity Stage Available

Mailo Ph. I

Zambia

25 MWp

Operational

Q3 2025

Gerus

Namibia

19.3 MWp

Construction

Q4 2025

Mailo Ph. II 

Zambia

34 MWp

Construction

Q2 2026

Lotsane Solar

Botswana

113 MWp

Development

Q4 2026

Mailo Ph. III

Zambia

59 MWp

Development

Q4 2026

Fig Tree 

Zambia

67 MWp

Development

Q4 2026


Contact us if:

You are a buyer

You are looking to buy power anywhere in the SAPP region.

You need an off-taker

You are developing your power plant and need an off-taker.

You need a partner

You are developing your power plant and are seeking a professional development partner.

Our merchant approach

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The Context

  • Power project development has always relied upon a dedicated off-taker committing to purchasing all the power produced for a long term (15 years+).This is expensive and very time consuming for the off-taker as well as for the development company
  • Developers often tender low to win the contract, but then fail to reach financial close as tariffs offered are unbankable. This results in projects being cancelled and years wasted before the process is repeated
  • Many utilities are not considered bankable and if funding can be made available it is expensive

The Solution

  • A new approach is needed which is the Merchant approach
  • Solarcentury Africa is developing a number of solar PV projects across the SADC region. The first 20 MW project in Namibia has reached financial close and has been trading since the 1st of July 2025
  • Solarcentury Africa will develop, fund, own and operate the plants
  • Solarcentury Africa will trade the power produced from these plants through its trading company directly to utilities and end customers via bilateral agreements or on the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) spot markets
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Southern African Power Pool

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Namibia Power Corporation

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ZESCO

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Botswana Power Corporation

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