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Power Plants in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has 2 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 147th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 under construction or proposed. The largest is Burkina Faso (Gutami) solar farm (150 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Gutami Holding (1) — Gutami Holding alone is named on 50% of them. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Burkina Faso (Gutami) solar farm (150 MW), proposed. They account for 14% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Burkina Faso.
2
Power Plant in Burkina Faso
#147
of 155 countries
2
In construction / proposed
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- solar0 MW +300 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Burkina Faso
- Burkina Faso (Gutami) solar farm150 MW · solar · 2027 · proposed
- Ouagadougou solar farm150 MW · solar · 2031 · proposed
Who owns Burkina Faso's power plants
- Gutami Holding1 50%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Burkina Faso (Gutami) solar farm150 MW · solar · 2027 · proposed
- Ouagadougou solar farm150 MW · solar · 2031 · proposed
How Burkina Faso compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 144. Macau3
- 145. Paraguay3
- 146. Togo3
- 147. Burkina Faso2
- 148. Benin2
- 149. Malta2
- 150. Papua New Guinea2
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Burkina Faso?
- OverWatts maps 2 power plants in Burkina Faso — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 147th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso (Gutami) solar farm, at 150 MW.
- Who owns the power plants in Burkina Faso?
- Gutami Holding is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 2 (50%). Next are .
- What new power plants are being built in Burkina Faso?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Burkina Faso (Gutami) solar farm (150 MW) and Ouagadougou solar farm (150 MW).