Burkina Faso seeks to increase electricity access

1,400km transportation completed across remote route not suited to heavy cargo

By 2021, Burkina Faso seeks to increase electricity access from 20% to 80%, as part of its National Plan for Economic and Social Development. A key phase of this plan was an upgrade to Kossodo thermal power plant project, which would provide an additional 50MW capacity; strengthening the production capacities of the national network.