Burkina Faso: EU grant for solar plant
Issue 253
- 03 May 2013
| 1 minute read
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.
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