Burkina Faso wind turbine to charge solar batteries

Is Burkina Faso suitable for solar power projects?

This suitability assessment was carried out at the request of the Government of Burkina Faso to map potential areas for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind projects. Currently, less than 25% of the population has access to electricity and the majority of those with access live in urban areas.

Can Burkina Faso achieve 95% electricity access?

The country aims to reach 95% electricity access, with 50% in rural areas and universal access to clean cooking solutions in urban areas, with 65% in rural areas by 2030, up from 9% in 2020. The utilisation of Burkina Faso’s renewable resource potential would enable the country to reduce its heavy reliance on thermal generation and energy imports.

How will Burkina Faso improve electricity trade with neighbouring countries?

Additionally, the results from this report are intended to inform the design and development of the country’s regional projects as Burkina Faso is planning to enhance electricity trade with neighbouring countries through regional interconnectors with Benin, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.

What are the 7 criteria for solar PV and wind power projects?

The seven criteria considered (resource quality; transmission line network; road network; topography; protected areas; population density; and land use) are explained in detail in terms of their efect on the planning of solar PV and wind power projects. The second section of this report explains the data sources for each criterion.

What is the maximum development potential for solar PV & wind projects?

It suggests a maximum development potential of approximately 95.9 and 1.96 gigawatts (GW) for solar PV and wind projects, respectively, taking into consideration an installation density of 50 megawatts (MW) per square kilometre for solar PV, 5 MW per square kilometre for wind and a land utilisation factor of 1%.

What data does the World Bank have about solar irradiation?

Datasets, such as the World Bank’s Global Solar Atlas and Transvalor’s SODA solar maps, cover more than 20 years of hourly historical data at 1 km grid cell resolution; they al-low the calculation of a representative long-term average annual global horizontal irradiation (see section 3.1).