- AMEA power proceeds to a new milestone of the Zina solar power plant project
- The electricity generated at Zina will be sold to SONABEL
- The Zina solar power facility will benefit 43,000 Burkinabes
The Zina solar power plant project has reached a new milestone following its financial conclusion. AMEA Power, a UAE-based independent power producer (IPP) and developer of the 26.6 MWp project under construction in Zina, Burkina Faso’s Mouhoun region, roughly 185 kilometres from the capital city of Ouagadougou, announced the feat.
Zina Solaire, a project business owned entirely by AMEA Power and supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the IFC-Canada Climate Change Program, and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a member of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, is implementing the project (PIDG).
The electricity generated at Zina will be sold to the Société Nationale d’électricité du Burkina Faso (SONABEL) under a 25-year power purchase agreement under this type of arrangement. The construction of the solar power project is said to have been taken over by Sinohydro.
The Zina solar power facility, according to Amea Power, will benefit 43,000 Burkinabes while cutting CO2 emissions by 13,200 tonnes per year. This will be the Emirati IPP’s second plant in West Africa, following the Emirati IPP in Blitta, injecting 50 MWp into Togo’s national power grid.
The project is to help Burkina Faso’s administration by expanding the country’s installed capacity. With a population of around 21 million people, Burkina Faso is said to have a 568 MW installed capacity. According to Power Africa, however, 80% of the population of the West African country still lacks access to energy.