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        INTERCONNEXION BOLGATANGA-OUAGADOUGOU

        Signature(s)

        Amount
        € 23,000,000
        Countries
        Sector(s)
        Burkina Faso : € 23,000,000
        Energy : € 23,000,000
        Signature date(s)
        21/12/2011 : € 23,000,000
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        Summary sheet

        Release date
        18 October 2011
        Status
        Reference
        Signed | 21/12/2011
        20100346
        Project name
        Promoter - financial intermediary
        Bolgatanga Interconnector - Ouagadougou

        Société Nationale d'Electricité du Burkina (SONABEL)
        Mr S. Ki, CEO

        Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
        Total cost (Approximate amount)
        EUR 23 million.
        EUR 81 million.
        Location
        Sector(s)
        Description
        Objectives

        Construction of the 210 km-long 225 kV power interconnector between Bolgatanga in Ghana and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso (171 km in Burkina Faso and 39 km in Ghana), which will enable electricity (around 100 MW) generated at low cost from natural gas in Ghana to be exported to Burkina Faso, a landlocked Sahel country, which generates its power mainly from expensive diesel-fired thermal plants.

        This operation will help SONABEL to improve the reliability of power supplies in Burkina Faso and reduce its costs. This power interconnector is one of the priority projects of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), which aims to create a regional electricity market.

        Environmental aspects
        Procurement

        The project has been the subject of an environmental and social assessment, the findings of which were adopted by the project's promoters, SONABEL and GRIDCo, and approved by the environmental authorities of Burkina Faso and Ghana.

        The various components of the project will be put out to international tender in accordance with the procurement rules of the lenders involved.

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        Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) - - EN

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