Tenkodogo Solar Power Station Explained

Tenkodogo Solar Power Station
Country:Burkina Faso
Coordinates:11.8156°N -0.4742°W
Location:Tenkodogo, Boulgou Province, Centre-Est Region
Status:UC
Commissioned:2023 Expected
Cost:US$30 million
Solar Type:PV
Ps Electrical Capacity:24MW
Ps Annual Generation:48 GWh

The Tenkodogo Power Station, also Zano Solar Power Station, is a 28MW solar power plant in Burkina Faso. The solar farm is under development by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company called Quadran Burkina Faso S.A. (Zano), created by the owners, to design, finance, build, own, operate and maintain the power station. The energy off-taker is Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso (SONABEL), the national electricity utility parastatal company, under a long-term power purchase agreement.[1] [2]

Location

The power station would be located in Zano Village, near the town of Tenkodogo, in Boulgou Province, in the Centre-Est Region of the country.[2] Tenkodogo is located approximately 185km (115miles) southeast of the city of Ouagadougou, the national capital.

Overview

The power station has a 24 megawatt capacity. Its output will be sold directly to the SONABEL for integration into the national grid. It has been estimated that the energy generated here could power approximately 75,000 Burkinabe households. The power station, which consists of 54,500 photovoltaic panels, generates 48 GWh annually.[3]

Developers

The power station is owned and is under development by the SPV company called Quadran Burkina Faso S.A. The table below illustrates the shareholding in Quadran Burkina Faso S.A.[3] [4]

Shareholding In Quadran Burkina Faso S.A.! Rank !! Shareholder !! Domicile !! Percentage !! Notes
1 MIHIA Holding 70
2 Syscom Network ? 30
Total 100.00

Costs, funding, and commissioning

The cost of construction has been reported as €25.7 million (approx. US$30 million). Funding has been provided by a number of development partners, including (1) FMO (Netherlands) (2) Access to Energy Fund (AEF) (3) Proparco. It is anticipated that he completed power station will come online during the second half of 2022.[1] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quadran Burkina Faso S.A (“Zano”) . . 23 August 2021 . FMO Netherlands . 10 June 2022 . The Haugue, Netherlands.
  2. Web site: Burkina Faso: FMO finances 110 MW of solar power with €90 million . 18 November 2021 . Arik21.africa . Jean Marie Takouleu . 10 June 2022 . Paris, France.
  3. Web site: Make It Happen In Africa : Qair and STOA join forces around MIHIA, an investment platform dedicated to renewable energy projects in Africa, and announce a first project in Burkina Faso . Qair.energy . 8 October 2021 . Qair Energy . 10 June 2022 . Montpellier, France.
  4. Web site: Zano Solar PV Park, Burkina Faso . Power-Technology.com . 7 February 2022 . Carmen . 10 June 2022 . New York City.