List of power stations in Burkina Faso

The following page lists all power stations in Burkina Faso.

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric station Community Coordinates Type Capacity Year completed Reservoir River
Kompienga Hydroelectric Power Station Kompienga Province 11°04′57″N 0°42′03″E / 11.0824°N 0.7009°E / 11.0824; 0.7009 (Kompienga Power Station) Reservoir 14 MW[1] 1989 Lake Kompienga Ouale River
Bagré Hydroelectric Power Station Bagré Town 11°27′46″N 0°33′30″W / 11.4629°N 0.5583°W / 11.4629; -0.5583 (Bagré Power Station) Reservoir 16 MW 1994 Lake Bagre[2] Nakambe River

Thermal

Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity Year completed Owner Notes
Bobo-Dioulasso Power Station Bobo-Dioulasso Diesel fuel 43 MW[3] SONABEL
Ouagadougou Power Station Ouagadougou Diesel fuel 22 MW 2012 SONABEL
Kona Thermal Power Station Kona Diesel fuel 22 MW Semafo of Canada
Fada N'gourma Thermal Power Station Fada N'gourma Diesel fuel 7.5 MW SONABEL In development
Ouahigouya Thermal Power Station[4] Ouahigouya Diesel fuel 7.5 MW SONABEL In development

Solar

Solar power station Community Coordinates Capacity Year completed Owner Notes
Donsin Solar Power Station Loumbila 12°35′02″N 01°25′48″W / 12.58389°N 1.43000°W / 12.58389; -1.43000 (Donsin Solar Power Station) 25 MW 2026 Expected Government of Burkina Faso [5]
Kodeni Solar Power Station Bobo-Dioulasso 11°06′59″N 04°22′34″W / 11.11639°N 4.37611°W / 11.11639; -4.37611 (Kodeni Solar Power Station) 38 MW December 2023[6] Kodeni Solar SASU [7]
Nagreongo Solar Power Station Nagréongo 12°28′32″N 01°12′14″W / 12.47556°N 1.20389°W / 12.47556; -1.20389 (Nagreongo Solar Power Station) 30 MW July 2022[8] SPES Ouagadougou [9]
Pâ Solar Power Station Pâ 11°33′52″N 03°15′38″W / 11.56444°N 3.26056°W / 11.56444; -3.26056 (Pâ Solar Power Station) 30 MW December 2023[6] Pâ Solar Consortium [6]
Zagtouli Solar Power Station Zagtouli 12°24′47″N 01°32′54″W / 12.41306°N 1.54833°W / 12.41306; -1.54833 (Zagtouli Solar Power Station) 33 MW November 2017[10] Cegelec [10]
Zina Solar Power Station Zina, Boucle du Mouhoun Region 12°12′40″N 02°50′07″W / 12.21111°N 2.83528°W / 12.21111; -2.83528 (Zina Solar Power Station) 26.6 MW May 2024[11] Zina Solaire [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kompienga Capacity Is 14 Megawatts
  2. ^ Bagre Dam Project Undergoing Expansion in 2012
  3. ^ Current Output Is Approximately 19MW And Will Increase To 43MW In 2014
  4. ^ Plans For Construction of Turnkey Power Stations In Burkina Faso
  5. ^ Pooja Chandak (9 May 2024). "Burkina Faso Advances Solar Initiative With €45.7 Million Loan From China's Export-Import Bank". Solar Quarter. Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Benoit-Ivan Wansi (5 January 2024). "Burkina Faso: 2 solar photovoltaic power plants (68 MWp) inaugurated in Kodéni and Pâ". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (25 October 2021). "Burkina Faso: Africa Ren launches the construction of the Kodeni Solar plant in PPP". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (11 July 2022). "Burkina Faso: The Nagréongo solar power plant is commissioned as a PPP project". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  9. ^ Jean Marie Takouleu (2 November 2020). "Burkina Faso: The Nagréongo solar power plant (30 MWp) to be commissioned in 2021". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b ESI Africa (29 November 2020). "Burkina Faso unveils Zagtouli solar power plant". Rondebosch, South Africa: ESI Africa Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b Jean Marie Takouleu (28 May 2024). "Burkina Faso gets a new photovoltaic solar power plant in Zina". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 28 May 2024.