Spark, managed by Camco, and Ariya Finergy are joining forces to finance and develop a 1.5 MWp solar plant with 2 MWh of battery storage in Tanzania, under a ten-year lease agreement for poultry group Irvine's.
Spark, a climate finance platform managed by Camco, is entering the Tanzanian market through a partnership with renewable energy developer Ariya Finergy. According to a press release published on July 9, the agreement covers the financing of a 1.5 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar plant, coupled with a 2 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage system and an electrical stabilization technology. The installation will power the new poultry feed manufacturing plant of the Irvine’s group in Tanzania, under a ten-year lease agreement. Solar project financing activity is gaining momentum internationally, as illustrated by Centralines and Lodestone Energy’s recent financial close on a solar farm in New Zealand.
Ariya Finergy will handle the design, construction and operation of the installation. Annual production is estimated at approximately 2 gigawatt-hours (GWh), with construction expected to take between six and nine months, according to information released. The amount of financing provided by Spark has not been disclosed. The project is part of a broader trend in distributed solar for industrial users, a segment in which TotalEnergies recently divested 170 MW of distributed solar assets to Amarenco and AMPYR in Europe.
The system includes an electrical stabilization technology designed to secure the plant’s power supply against local grid voltage fluctuations. Irvine’s, a poultry producer operating in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, will reduce its dependence on diesel as a result. Camco states that the project will provide “clean, affordable and reliable” electricity while lowering the site’s energy costs.
According to Camco, this transaction marks the eighth market of activity for the Spark platform, confirming the fund’s expansion in the clean energy segment for industrial companies across Africa. The manager does not specify any timeline for further deployments on the continent. The chosen structure — a long-term lease — transfers the initial capital expenditure to the financier, allowing the industrial operator to access solar energy without tying up capital.
This deployment is taking place against a backdrop of structural electricity deficits in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Tracking SDG7 2026 report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), more than 560 million people still live without electricity in the region, which is home to 18 of the 20 largest access deficits in the world. These constraints directly affect economic activities, particularly in the agri-food industry.
Solar solutions combining power generation and storage for commercial and industrial companies are expanding across East Africa, driven by falling technology costs and growing demand for independence from fossil fuels. For agri-food processing plants, securing a stable electricity supply is a direct operational concern, particularly for high-consumption equipment such as hammer mills and industrial mixing lines.
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