The project, considered the world's largest solar-storage project, will install 3.5GW of solar photovoltaic capacity and a 4.5GWh battery storage system. The project has commenced in November 2024.
[pdf] Domestic state-owned entity Cote d’Ivoire Energies (CI-Energies) owns the Boundiali project and will operate the power plant. Saft’s role in the project will be to deliver a fully-integrated lithium-ion energy storage system (ESS).
[pdf] The project is the first and only solar plant of its kind in Central America that has been built under the concept of distributed generation integrated with battery storage technology to provide carbon-free energy 24 hours a day.
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