Photovoltaic installations Burkina Faso

How can solar energy production be achieved in Burkina Faso?

This objective can be achieved through the development of solar energy production in Burkina Faso, a country with an estimated solar irradiation of 5.5 kWh/m 2 /day. The construction of the ZGCPVS plant has played a significant role in expanding the available electricity supply and reducing the production cost per kilowatt-hour.

How Zagtouli grid-connected solar PV system can benefit Burkina Faso?

The Zagtouli Grid-Connected Solar PV System Socioeconomic Impacts The initial step in providing electricity access to people is to increase the supply while reducing costs. This objective can be achieved through the development of solar energy production in Burkina Faso, a country with an estimated solar irradiation of 5.5 kWh/m 2 /day.

Where does Burkina Faso get its electricity from?

More than half of the electricity consumed in Burkina Faso is imported from neighboring countries like Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. To achieve sustainable development goals, the Burkina Faso government has made strategic investments in deploying large-scale solar PV systems .

How much solar power will Burkina Faso produce in 2020?

In 2020, the combined electricity generation from the Zagtouli and Ziga plants will account for nearly 3% of the country’s total electricity production. Figure 1 and Figure 2, presented below, illustrate the annual installed solar PV capacity worldwide and in Burkina Faso, respectively, from 2011 to 2020 . Figure 1.

Who provided data from the Zagtouli photovoltaic power plant?

The authors wish to thank the German state for financial support through the DAAD Scholarship and the National Electricity Company of Burkina Faso (SONABEL) for providing data from the Zagtouli photovoltaic power plant. No financial support was received for this study. All authors contributed to the study conception and design.

How big is Africa's solar PV capacity?

Africa’s installed solar PV capacity represented a modest 1.35% of the global installed capacity in 2020, emphasizing the need for substantial efforts to increase this figure .