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Essakane — 20 MW Solar

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Essakane is a 20 MW solar power plant located in Burkina Faso. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner
Essakane Solar

Operator

Location
14.36, 0.08

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in %s
#2,726
largest %s worldwide
#19,910
largest worldwide
2011
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
Essakane Solar
Country
BFA
Coordinates
14.364, 0.078

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,287 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
38,595 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

280
cars / year
172
homes / year
58,478
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

About this plant

Essakane is a 19.9 MW solar power plant in Burkina Faso. It is one of only two solar plants in the country, contributing to its renewable energy capacity.

Ranked #2 of 2 solar plants in Burkina Faso, this plant’s 19.9 MW accounts for 37.62% of the nation’s total solar capacity of 53 MW. The largest solar plant in Burkina Faso is Zagtouli at 33 MW, making Essakane 1.6 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Essakane. The facility is located in the Sahel region, approximately 300 km from Ouagadougou.

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