Ivory Coast to install 25MW PV plant

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The large-scale PV plant is one of the first solar facilities in the country. Source: Flickr/jbdodane

The Ivory Coast plans to build a 25MW solar PV plant in the north of the country in Benguébougou, Korhogo, which will be one of the first solar plants in the country. 

The government approved the 23.6-billion CFA franc (US$88 million) project on Wednesday after an initial agreement in November 2016. Korhogo Solaire, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Nova Power has been selected for the construction, financing and maintenance of the plant.

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Construction is set to begin this year, creating around 300 jobs, with commissioning set for 2018-2019.

The Ivory Coast has been pegged by investors as an up and coming market; with most of the focus being on West Africa up until now. The government hopes to attract enough investment to double output to 4GW by 2020. 

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