The establishment of the first solar plant in Côte d’Ivoire will cost 40 million euros, according to an announcement made Wednesday, October 3 in Abidjan, when signing a partnership agreement concluded for this purpose.
This financing will be provided by Germany with the contribution of KfW bank and the European Union, will increase, according to forecasts, the share of renewable energy in the energy mix to 11% of by 2020, thanks to the construction of the Boundiali solar power plant in the north of the country.
With a capacity of 37.5 MW (megawatts), this plant will significantly increase the share of solar whose consumption is only 1 MW in 2018, according to figures from the Ivorian Association of Renewable Energy (AIENR) .
While Côte d’Ivoire produces a cumulative power of 2,200 MW, 75% of this energy is supplied by thermal power plants. The objective displayed by the authorities of the first UEMOA economy is to reverse this trend by boosting power to reach 4,000 MW in 2020, and 6,600 MW in 2030, while continuing to increase of renewables to 16% in 2030.
