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12/13/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/14/2025 06:18
Solar Energy and Access Project - P166785
The country faces many challenges to achieve universal access to electricity services. The electrification rate in Burkina Faso has barely grown over the past five years and remains low by regional standards at about 25%, with significant disparities between urban and rural areas where around 75% of the population live. Electricity demand is growing steadily at 10% per year, attributed to the high rate of population growth, new connections, and low...
* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature
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