Burkina Faso: EU grant for solar plant


The European Union has signed an agreement to provide €25m ($33m) in financing to a solar photovoltaic power plant at Zagtouli, on the outskirts of Ouagadougou. Only 15% of the Burkinabè population have access to electricity and the country depends heavily on energy imports. The new power plant will comprise 96,000 solar panels with a capacity of 22-33MW and will start construction at year-end.