So far, we have conducted calculations to evaluate the solar photovoltaic (PV) potential in 3 locations across Burkina Faso. This analysis provides insights into each city/location's potential for harnessing solar energy through PV installations. Contact online >>
So far, we have conducted calculations to evaluate the solar photovoltaic (PV) potential in 3 locations across Burkina Faso. This analysis provides insights into each city/location''s potential for harnessing solar energy through PV installations.
Seasonal solar PV output for Latitude: 12.3729, Longitude: -1.5264 (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso), based on our analysis of 8760 hourly intervals of solar and meteorological data (one whole year) retrieved for that set of coordinates/location from NASA POWER (The Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources) API:
To maximize your solar PV system''s energy output in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Lat/Long 12.3729, -1.5264) throughout the year, you should tilt your panels at an angle of 12° South for fixed panel installations.
As the Earth revolves around the Sun each year, the maximum angle of elevation of the Sun varies by +/- 23.45 degrees from its equinox elevation angle for a particular latitude. Finding the exact optimal angle to maximise solar PV production throughout the year can be challenging, but with careful consideration of historical solar energy and meteorological data for a certain location, it can be done precisely.
We use our own calculation, which incorporates NASA solar and meteorological data for the exact Lat/Long coordinates, to determine the ideal tilt angle of a solar panel that will yield maximum annual solar output. We calculate the optimal angle for each day of the year, taking into account its contribution to the yearly total PV potential at that specific location.
If you can adjust the tilt angle of your solar PV panels, please refer to the seasonal tilt angles below for optimal solar energy production in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. As mentioned earlier, for fixed-panel solar PV installations, it is optimal to maintain a 12° South tilt angle throughout the year.
Our recommendations take into account more than just latitude and Earth''s position in its elliptical orbit around the Sun. We also incorporate historical solar and meteorological data from NASA''s Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) API to assign a weight to each ideal angle for each day based on its historical contribution to overall solar PV potential during a specific season.
This approach allows us to provide much more accurate recommendations than relying solely on latitude, as it considers unique weather conditions in different locations sharing the same latitude worldwide.
We''ve added a feature to calculate minimum solar panel row spacing by location. Enter your panel size and orientation below to get the minimum spacing in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The topography around Ouagadougou is mostly flat and low-lying, with some rolling hills in the surrounding area. Areas to the east of the city, near Ziniaré (12.3797,-1.5133), would be most suitable for large-scale solar PV installations due to their proximity to Ouagadougou and relatively flat terrain.
The solar PV analyses available on our website, including this one, are offered as a free service to the global community. Our aim is to provide education and aid informed decision-making regarding solar PV installations.
However, please note that these analyses are general guidance and may not meet specific project requirements. For in-depth, tailored forecasts and analysis crucial for feasibility studies or when pursuing maximum ROI from your solar projects, feel free to contact us; we offer comprehensive consulting services expressly for this purpose.
Enhance your solar panel''s performance with our in-depth guide. Determine the best tilt angle using hard data, debunk common misunderstandings, and gain insight into how your specific location affects solar energy production.
West Africa’s biggest solar power plant goes onstream on Wednesday as Burkina Faso, one of the world’s poorest countries, inaugurates a novel scheme to boost renewables and cut energy dependence on its neighbours.
The 55-hectare (135-acre) plant at Zagtouli on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou will be able to churn out 33 megawatts — enough to power tens of thousands of homes.
Presiding over the opening ceremony will be Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and his visiting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, whose country partially funded construction of the facility.
“For the past six weeks the plant has been in a test phase with production of 14 MW, and will reach a peak of 33 MW during December, sufficient sunshine permitting,” said the site’s construction manager, Stephane Nosserau.
The plant’s 129,600 260-watt solar panels are capable of annually pumping out 56 gigawatts — equivalent to five percent of current production — into the network of national power firm Sonabel, he said.
“That is why we decided with financial backers to provide Sonabel with a source of energy from photovoltaic panels to respond to the public’s needs, which are growing at an annualised 13 percent,” he explained.
Burkina Faso produces only about 60 percent of the electricity it consumes — and just 20 percent of the overall population is hooked up to the grid. Many people use wood or butane gas bottles.
The 47.5-million-euro cost of the plant ($56.7 million) has been funded via 25 million in donations from the European Union and a loan of 22.5 million from France’s development agency.
“With the financing terms that we have, the price per kilowatt-hour is considerably cheaper than for thermal production, which will allow us to reduce operating costs within Sonabel,” Nana said.
That is around a third of the 145 CFA francs per kilowatt-hour it costs to produce electricity at fossil-fuel plants, according Sonabel’s operations manager, Daniel Serme. Zagouli’s capacity is dwarfed by some of the behemoths emerging in the fast-growing sector of sun-powered energy.
The world’s biggest solar plant is a 648-MW facility in Kamuthi, in India’s Tamil Nadu state. A 40-MW solar plant on a lake over a collapsed coal mine in Huainan, China, is the largest floating solar-powered generator globally.
Despite such comparisons, Burkina Faso has big ambitions. It hopes to meet 30 percent of its electricity needs from photovoltaic solar panels by 2030, and — maybe one day — become self-sufficient in electricity production. Ghana, as well as Côte d’Ivoire, export electricity to the landlocked country to meet its needs.
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