Côte d’Ivoire has secured funding for another 52 MWp solar PV plant.
Africa Business Communities reports that Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO will invest up to €55.5 million in the plant to be built in the north of the country.
The plant is expected to start supplying the grid by 2028.
Located near the town of Kong, it is expected to generate about 96 GWh of electricity a year, supplying power to an estimated 240,000 people.
The investment news came as the country broke ground on the construction of another 52 MWp solar PV plant in Tongon, reports Ecofin Agency.
Côte d’Ivoire breaks ground on a $56 million solar plant meant to power 300,000 people https://t.co/dencQxZgGH https://t.co/5L9QfF2B6d
— Ecofin Agency (@ecofinagency) October 26, 2026
Both plants – about 175 km apart – are part of Côte d’Ivoire’s plans to build 15 solar PV plants around the country by 2030, with a combined capacity of 1 262 MWp.
Other plants are to be located at Katiola, Bondoukou, Tengréla, Sérébou, Touba, Laboua, Odienné, Niakara, Dabakala, Mankono, Soubré and Ferkessédougou.
Côte d’Ivoire’s National Energy Compact aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the country’s energy mix to 45% by 2030, and envisages an investment of US$6.56 billion from 2026–2030.
27 October 2027
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