The Boundiali Solar Power Station, is a proposed

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power plant in

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, the largest economy in the

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zone.

Location

The power station is located near the town of

Boundiali Boundiali is a town in northern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Boundiali Department. It is also the seat of Bagoué Region in Savanes District and a commune. Its population, the ''Boundialikas'', is composed mainly of ...

, in

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, Bagoué Region, Savanes District, approximately , by road, west of the city of

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, the district headquarters. Boundiali is located approximately , by road, northwest of the city of

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, the national capital.

Overview

The power station has a capacity of 37.5 megawatts, sold directly to the state-owned Ivorian electricity utility company, ''Société de Gestion du Patrimoine du Secteur de l'Electricité'' (SOGEPE), for integration in the national electricity grid. The electricity is evacuated via a substation near the power station. The energy generated will power approximately 30,000 homes. In addition to supplying the country with 37.5 megawatts of clean energy, the power station will enable Ivory Coast avoid the emission of 27,000 tonnes of

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annually. Up to 300 construction jobs were created during the construction phase.

Developers

The power station was developed by the government of Ivory Coast, with financial backing from the

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and the German Investment and Development Bank ( KfW).

Construction

The

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(EPC) contract was awarded to ''Eiffage Énergie Systèmes'', a subsidiary of the French Eiffage Group. To mitigate the lack of sunshine at night, the developers of this solar farm decided to install a 10MW/13.8MWh lithium battery energy storage system (BESS). Eiffage Énergie Systèmes has selected ''Saft'', a subsidiary of

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, to design and install the BESS, in six containers on site.

Construction costs and funding

The cost of construction was budgeted at €40 million. The table below illustrates the sources of funding for this power plant.

References

External links

Ivory Coast aims to generate 150 MW of solar power by 2020
As of 29 November 2018.
Ivory Coast to build two solar power plants
As of 21 November 2019. {{Authority control Solar power stations in Ivory Coast Savanes District Buildings and structures in Ivory Coast