{"id":24914,"date":"2019-10-14T11:32:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T10:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vergnet-hydro.com\/vh\/?p=24914"},"modified":"2020-03-04T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T10:34:40","slug":"burkina-faso-sagemcom-energy-telecom-relies-on-vergnet-burkina-to-supply-120000-villagers-with-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vergnet-hydro.com\/vh\/en\/burkina-faso-sagemcom-energy-telecom-relies-on-vergnet-burkina-to-supply-120000-villagers-with-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Burkina Faso: SAGEMCOM ENERGY &#038; TELECOM relies on VERGNET BURKINA to supply 120,000 villagers with electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>5 photovoltaic sites, 1,820 solar modules and a power of 587.5 kWp<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201c120,000 inhabitants of the Nord and Centre-Nord regions of Burkina Faso will be supplied with continuous electricity from the beginning of November by the 5 new solar photovoltaic power plants set up by the joint-venture associating the Burkinabe company VERGNET BURKINA (a subsidiary of VERGNET HYDRO) with the French firm <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagemcom.com\/fr\/smart-city\">SAGEMCOM ENERGY &amp; TELECOM<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d<\/em> enthuses <strong>Jean-Christophe KI, Managing Director of VERGNET BURKINA<\/strong>. These installations are part of the major <strong>eco-electrification project for rural areas in the Nord and Centre-Nord regions<\/strong>, managed by the Burkinabe company <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sincoburkina\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d&#8217;Infrastructures collectives<\/a> (SINCO)<\/strong> and co-financed by the <strong>European Union<\/strong>, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oneabf.com\">National Office for Water and Sanitation<\/a> (ONEA)<\/strong>, the<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fde.bf\"> Electrification Development Fund<\/a> (FDE)<\/strong>, the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonabel.bf\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale d&#8217;Electricit\u00e9 du Burkina<\/a> (SONABEL)<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidi.fr\">Solidarit\u00e9 Internationale pour le D\u00e9veloppement et l&#8217;Investissement<\/a> (SIDI)<\/strong> and SINCO.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>1,820 solar modules<\/strong> of these <strong>5 photovoltaic sites<\/strong>, located in the villages of Talisma, Saye, Ridimbo and Minima (Northern region) and Noaka (Central-Northern region), generate a power of <strong>587.5 kWp<\/strong> (117.5 kWp on each site). SAGEMCOM ENERGY &amp; TELECOM, lead partner in this project, provided all the equipment. <em>\u201cVERGNET BURKINA&#8217;s teams, composed of civil engineering technicians, electrotechnicians and experienced photovoltaic workers, were responsible for earthworks, civil engineering, building construction, solar field assembly and equipment installation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Authentic factors in the local economic development<\/h3>\n<p>The villagers benefit from this access to electricity via their SINCO subscriptions to the low-voltage grid. The 5 sites are connected to the grid of SONABEL, into which they inject their surplus electricity. <em>\u201cThese facilities are authentic factors in the local economic development. Of course, they provide extra comfort for the home. 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