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The following page lists all power stations in Burkina Faso .
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The following page lists all power stations in Burkina Faso .
| Hydroelectric station | Community | Coordinates | Type | Capacity | Year completed | Reservoir | River |
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| Kompienga Hydroelectric Power Station | Kompienga Province | 11°04′57″N0°42′03″E / 11.0824°N 0.7009°E | Reservoir | 14 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 | Reservoir | 16 MW | 1994 | Lake Bagre [2] | Nakambe River |
| 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 power station | Community | Coordinates | Capacity | Year completed | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donsin Solar Power Station | Loumbila | 12°35′02″N01°25′48″W / 12.58389°N 1.43000°W | 25 MW | 2026 Expected | Government of Burkina Faso | [5] |
| Kodeni Solar Power Station | Bobo-Dioulasso | 11°06′59″N04°22′34″W / 11.11639°N 4.37611°W | 38 MW | December 2023 [6] | Kodeni Solar SASU | [7] |
| Nagreongo Solar Power Station | Nagréongo | 12°28′32″N01°12′14″W / 12.47556°N 1.20389°W | 30 MW | July 2022 [8] | SPES Ouagadougou | [9] |
| Pâ Solar Power Station | Pâ | 11°33′52″N03°15′38″W / 11.56444°N 3.26056°W | 30 MW | December 2023 [6] | Pâ Solar Consortium | [6] |
| Zagtouli Solar Power Station | Zagtouli | 12°24′47″N01°32′54″W / 12.41306°N 1.54833°W | 33 MW | November 2017 [10] | Cegelec | [10] |
| Zina Solar Power Station | Zina, Boucle du Mouhoun Region | 12°12′40″N02°50′07″W / 12.21111°N 2.83528°W | 26.6 MW | May 2024 [11] | Zina Solaire | [11] |
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