Burkina Faso – Programme « Desert to Power » - Yeleen Rural Electrification Project

The Yeleen Rural Electrification Project is an investment operation involving the construction of mini-grids powered by solar systems and the deployment of stand-alone domestic solar kits. It will be implemented under a public-private partnership (PPP) supported by the Bank, the GCF and the European Union. The project implemented through the deployment of decentralised solar systems is one of the responses to the limited electricity access experienced by the vast majority of the Burkina Faso population, particularly those living in peri-urban and rural areas (rural dwellers account for 70% of the country's total population). By providing electricity access to low-income households in rural areas, the project will help to make the country's development more inclusive and in line with the Bank's Ten-Year Strategy 2013-2022, adopted in 2012, with the twin objectives of increased inclusion and transition to green growth in Regional Member Countries (RMCs). Its implementation is articulated around three (3) components: (i) Energy infrastructure; (ii) Technical assistance; and (iii) Project management. The project will be executed over 48 months (2019-2022) with a total cost estimated at EUR 74.76 million.