Kodeni Solar Power Station, is a solar power plant, under construction in

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. The solar farm is under development by the French IPP, ''Africa Ren'', with funding from European financial institutions, led by FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank of the Netherlands. Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso (SONABEL), the state-owned electricity utility company has signed a 25-year

power purchase agreement A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a contract between two parties, one which generates electricity (the seller) and one which is looking to purchase electricity (the buyer). The PPA defines all of the commercial te ...

(PPA), with ''Koden Solar SASU'', the special purpose vehicle company established by the owners to own, develop, operate and maintain the solar farm.

Location

The development will be located near the city of

Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula". The local Bobo-speaking population (re ...

, the second-largest city in Burkina Faso. Bobo-Dioulasso is located in the

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of the

Houet Province Houet is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Hauts-Bassins Region. The capital of Houet is Bobo-Dioulasso. In 2019, the province had a population of 1,509,377. Departments Houet is divided into 13 departments (one of them, Bob ...

, approximately by road, southwest of

Ouagadougou Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...

, the capital and largest city in the country.

Overview

The power station is under development by ''Africa Ren'', a French IPP headquartered in Paris, France. Africa Ren, the sole owner, has incorporated a subsidiary in

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, ''Africa Ren Invest Limited'', an independent power producer (IPP), that is active in West Africa. ''Kodeni Solar SASU'' is a special purpose vehicle company established under Burkinabe jurisdiction to own, develop, operate and maintain this power station. The energy generated at this plant will be sold to SONABEL, the national electricity company of Burkina Faso, for integration in the national power grid. A 25-year power purchase agreement has been signed between SONABEL and the solar farm developers.

Funding

The cost of construction is reported to be €41 million (US$47.7 million). The table below illustrates the funding sources for Kodeni Solar Power Station.

Other considerations

The

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(EPC) contract was awarded to ''INEO by EQUANS'', a subsidiary of the Engie Group. Annual energy generation at this power station is calculated at 73 GWh, sufficient to power 115,000 Burkinabe homes. It will also avoid the emission of 41,000 tons of

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every year. One hundred and fifty construction jobs are expected to be created. After construction, thirty-five permanent employees will be required to operate the solar farm.

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