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- Left to right: Marcelin Kanabé Passalé (2nd from left), Minister of Water and Energy, Chad; Haoua Amadou, Minister of Energy, Niger; Yacouba Zabré Gouba, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Burkina Faso; Yonis Ali Guedi, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Djibouti; Kevin Kariuki, the African Development Bank Group Vice President for Power Energy, Climate and Green Growth; Aminata Fofana, Technical Advisor representing Mali’s Minister of Energy and Water; and Daniel Ndoye, the Bank Group’s Country Manager in Burkina Faso, took part in the fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Desert to Power Initiative in Ouagadougou
- The participants in front of the Gonsin photovoltaic power plant, northwest of Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, illustrating the tangible results and impact of the Desert to Power Initiative in the country
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Desert to Power: Independent power production in Sahel takes decisive step forward at fifth ministerial meeting
The ministers welcomed the project’s significant progress, particularly the implementation of over 15 projects, the first few of which are already operational
On 30 June 2025 in Ouagadougou, representatives from six member countries of the Desert to Power Initiative (https://apo-opa.co/3GlwfrL) approved key strategic documents to boost independent power production in the Sahel, at the fifth ministerial meeting of the project, spearheaded by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org). This crucial meeting provided an opportunity…