Energy in Ivory Coast has a capacity of 2,200
megawatts
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Wat ...
(MW) energy production. Unlike other countries in
sub-Saharan Africa, the
Ivory Coast reliable power supply in the region, exporting electricity to neighboring
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
,
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...
,
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
,
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
, and
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
. Ivory Coast aims to produce enough
renewable energy by 2030 to reduce its
greenhouse gas emissions
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by 28%.
Solar energy
Ivory Coast aims to reach 400 MW in generating capacity from solar power by 2030.
The country is building the
Boundiali Solar Power Station
The Boundiali Solar Power Station, is a proposed solar power plant in Ivory Coast, the largest economy in the Francophone West Africa zone.
Location
The power station is located near the town of Boundiali, in Boundiali Department, Bagoué ...
, which will have a capacity of 37.5 megawatt-peak (MWp).
See also
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List of power stations in Ivory Coast
This is a list of power stations in Ivory Coast. The majority of electricity generation (about 72.5%) in Ivory Coast is by power stations that burn natural gas; the remaining 27.5% of the country's generation is hydroelectricity. As of 2016, insta ...
References
External links
Map of the oil and gas infrastructure offshore Ivory Coast
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Petroleum industry in Ivory Coast