Announced in 2015, the work of the Biokala biomass plant, aimed at increasing the energy mix in Côte d’Ivoire with the promotion of renewable energies, will start in September 2021 according to the project stakeholders.
At a cost of nearly 200 million euros, this plant, which will produce 337 GW of energy / year from oil palm residues of more than 400,000 tons / year, will generate nearly 20 billion FCA of additional income in the palm sector and provide 1.7 million people with electricity each year, at a rate of 62 CFA francs / kWh.
Located in Aboisso, 100 km east of Abidjan, this new Ivorian plant will be the largest biomass plant in West Africa. It will be designed by the Biovea Energie consortium, made up of the French EDF (40%), Meridia (36%) and Sifca via its subsidiary Biokala up to 24%. This consortium signed a 25-year concession contract with the Ivorian government in November 2017.
The supply of 400,000 tonnes of palm oil waste will be supplied by 12,000 planters and also from the Palmci company within a radius of 60 km around the plant. This infrastructure will reduce 4.5 million tonnes of CO2.
