Sahel schemes move forward as coastal states wait for elusive gas


Issue 280 - 28 Jun 2014 | 3 minute read

Niger is relaunching the Kandadji hydro scheme with the help of the World Bank and making progress on a coal-fired plant. Mining schemes are leading private sector involvement in Burkina Faso, while projects in Benin and Togo suffer from a lack of Nigerian gas and the high cost of fuel imports.

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