Burkina Faso launches 2,800bn CFA franc electricity programme
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beninwebtv
The Burkinabè government has approved the creation of Faso Wa-Fulu, an electricity access programme estimated to cost more than 2,800 billion CFA francs over ten years. Led by the ministry responsible for energy, the initiative plans to accelerate electrification until 2030, followed by five years of consolidation, according to Beninwebtv.
Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers adopted a decree on Thursday 22 October creating Faso Wa-Fulu, a presidential programme intended to make electricity accessible to all by 2030. Its cost is estimated at more than 2,800 billion CFA francs over ten years, according to Beninwebtv.
The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yacouba Zabré Gouba, said the programme would be implemented in two stages: a phase to accelerate access to energy until 2030, followed by five years devoted to consolidating the gains.
The ‘Energy for All’ initiative, whose name Faso Wa-Fulu is in the San language, is organised around four components: Electrification Brigades, Community Inclusion, Energy Access and Energy Sovereignty. The ministry responsible for energy will oversee its implementation.
The initiative follows approval on 12 September of 104.175 billion CFA francs for electrification in Burkina Faso, announced in the electrification financing plan.
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