List of power stations in Burkina Faso

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The following page lists all power stations in Burkina Faso .

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Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric stationCommunityCoordinatesTypeCapacityYear completedReservoirRiver
Kompienga Hydroelectric Power Station Kompienga Province 11°04′57″N0°42′03″E / 11.0824°N 0.7009°E / 11.0824; 0.7009 (Kompienga Power Station) Reservoir14 MW [1] 1989 Lake Kompienga Ouale River
Bagré Hydroelectric Power Station Bagré Town 11°27′46″N0°33′30″W / 11.4629°N 0.5583°W / 11.4629; -0.5583 (Bagré Power Station) Reservoir16 MW1994Lake Bagre [2] Nakambe River

Thermal

Thermal power stationCommunityCoordinatesFuel typeCapacityYear completedOwnerNotes
Bobo-Dioulasso Power Station Bobo-Dioulasso Diesel fuel 43 MW [3] SONABEL
Ouagadougou Power Station Ouagadougou Diesel fuel 22 MW2012 SONABEL
Kona Thermal Power Station Kona Diesel fuel 22 MWSemafo 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 stationCommunityCoordinatesCapacityYear completedOwnerNotes
Kodeni Solar Power Station Bobo-Dioulasso 11°06′59″N04°22′34″W / 11.11639°N 4.37611°W / 11.11639; -4.37611 (Kodeni Solar Power Station) 38 MWDecember 2023 [5] Kodeni Solar SASU [6]
Nagreongo Solar Power Station Nagréongo 12°28′32″N01°12′14″W / 12.47556°N 1.20389°W / 12.47556; -1.20389 (Nagreongo Solar Power Station) 30 MWJuly 2022 [7] SPES Ouagadougou [8]
Pâ Solar Power Station 11°33′52″N03°15′38″W / 11.56444°N 3.26056°W / 11.56444; -3.26056 (Pâ Solar Power Station) 30 MWDecember 2023 [5] Pâ Solar Consortium [5]
Zagtouli Solar Power Station Zagtouli 12°24′47″N01°32′54″W / 12.41306°N 1.54833°W / 12.41306; -1.54833 (Zagtouli Solar Power Station) 33 MWNovember 2017 [9] Cegelec [9]

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The Kairouan Power Station, also Kairouan Solar Park 3, is a 120 MW (160,000 hp) solar power plant under development in Tunisia. The power station is owned and under development by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company, under the public private partnership (PPP) arrangement. The lead investor is Amea Power, an independent power producer (IPP), based in the United Arab Emirates.

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
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