EDF has bought 50 % of the Togo unit of UK off - grid renewable energy company BBOXX . The company aims to jointly develop home solar plants and also to provide technical backing for storage schemes . The companies will work with Togo ’s state - backed storage scheme , which aims to supply more than 500,000 homes with solar panels by 2030 . The companies expect to secure 35 % of the country ’s power market by 2024 . The storage side of the project will be part of EDF ’s global Electricity generation programme , which aims to develop 10 GW of storage by 2035 .
EDF has bought 50% of the Togo unit of UK off-grid renewable energy company BBOXX. The deal aims to help develop home solar plants and also to provide technical backing for storage schemes. The companies will work with Togo’s state-backed electrification scheme, which aims to supply more than 500,000 homes with solar power by 2030. The companies expect to secure 35% of the country’s power market by 2024. The storage side of the deal will be part of EDF’s global Electricity Storage Plan, which aims to develop 10 GW of storage by 2035.