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Zagtouli Solar Power Plant

AFD described Zagtouli, south-west of Ouagadougou, as the biggest solar plant in West Africa and the first in Burkina Faso when it was built in 2017. Financed by AFD and the EU, it can produce enough energy to supply 5% of the country's needs.

Zagtouli, south-west of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoUtility-scale solar PVNone
Image credit
A lane in Zagtouli, Burkina Faso. Neighbourhood context; the solar power plant is not pictured.Location context · Esiambo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2022 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorSONABEL
EcosystemUtility-scale solar PV
StandardNone
StatusActive
LocationZagtouli, south-west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Overview

Inside the project

AFD reports that the plant divides the price of this electricity by four for consumers.

Press coverage names Cegelec, part of the Vinci Group, as the builder and the national utility SONABEL as the operator.

5%
Share of national electricity needs (AFD)

Objectives

  • Supply about 5% of Burkina Faso's electricity needs

Approach

  • A grid-scale solar plant financed by AFD and the EU and run by the national utility, which buys its electricity.

Sources

Inspect 3 sources
  1. afd.fr ↗https://www.afd.fr/en/ressources/burkina-faso-new-hub-renewable-energies
  2. en.wikipedia.org ↗https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagtouli_Solar_Power_Station
  3. eeas.europa.eu ↗https://www.eeas.europa.eu/node/36432_fr

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