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Today, West Africa's the largest solar plant was launched - a $56.7 m - project financed jointly by the European Union and Frances Development Agency. The 33-megawatt plant is located outside Ouagadougou and expected to provide energy for several tens of thousands of households, reports Euractive; crucial, since only 20% of the population has access to the national power system.
Solar power located. Source: maps.google.com
The Chineses News Channel CGTN reported on the solar plant. Source: Youtube
On a larger scale, the solar plant is a significant step in Africas Energy Transition.
The continent which is expected to be home to about 2.5 billion people by mid-century desperately needs large-scale access to energy. For the sake of the climate that energy needs to be as clean as possible. (A comprehensive article on the rise of solar energy in developing countries can be found here). Hence this is - after all - Climate Change Mitigation live!
Hi Sam, yes, I very much agree. Perspectively, large-scale initiatives are both financially demanding and come with significant downsides (such as the exclusion of affacted in planning and conducting) but after all, will play an increasing role, I would assume. With Chinas growing involvement in various sectors in the continent, we can expect to see more projects like this.
Very interesting point you're mentioning here! We definitely should keep focused on more projects like this!
ReplyDeleteHi Sam, yes, I very much agree. Perspectively, large-scale initiatives are both financially demanding and come with significant downsides (such as the exclusion of affacted in planning and conducting) but after all, will play an increasing role, I would assume. With Chinas growing involvement in various sectors in the continent, we can expect to see more projects like this.
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