Burkina Faso to build $53m solar plant, largest in the Sahel region

Last updated: 09/12/2019

Burkina Faso has launched the construction of a 33 megawatts (MW) solar power plant at a cost of 47.5 million euros ($53.4m) on Thursday making it the largest in the Sahel region which boasts of abundant sunlight yet inadequate electricity supply.

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Burkina Faso to build $53m solar plant, largest in the Sahel region

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