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Western Africa
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Burkina Faso
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Energy / Power

Yeleen Solar and Power Transmission Development, Burkina Faso

  • The Yeleen solar plant development and national power system reinforcement project involves the development of four solar plants and the expansion of distribution networks across the country
  • A total of 5,000 km of medium-voltage lines, 2,000 km of low-voltage lines and 500 transformer substations will be built under the Yeleen project along with the establishment of 30,000 network connections
  • Four solar photovoltaic (PV) plants (Ouaga, Dori, Gaoua and Diapaga) with a combined capacity of 52MW are also being built under the Yeleen project – the Ouaga plant was commissioned in June 2024 and Gaoua in September 2024; the completion of work on the Dori power plant is expected in the first quarter of 2025
  • The Yeleen project is part of the AfDB’s Desert to Power initiative, which aims to harness the solar potential of the Sahel region to install up to 10GW of PV plants by 2030, providing access to electricity for around 250 million people