Boundiali Biomass Power Station
Boundali Biomass Power Station, is a biomass-fired thermal power plant under development in Ivory Coast. The power station is under development by EcoStar Energy Ivory Coast, the Ivorian subsidiary of EcoStar Energy, a United States-based independent power producer. The power project received financial facilitation in form of a grant, from the United States Trade and Development Agency.
Location
The power plant is under development in the town of Boundiali, in Boundiali Department, Savanes District, Bagoué Region, in northwestern Ivory Coast. Boundiali is located approximately by road, northwest of Abidjan the economic capital and largest city in the country.Overview
EcoStar Energy, an American IPP, is developing BBPS in the town of Boundiali, in northwestern Ivory Coast. The design calls for generation capacity of 25 megawatts, to be sold directly to Ivorian electricity utility company, for integrations into the national grid.The power station will burn agricultural waste from growing cotton, sourced from local Ivorian farmers, to heat water and produce steam. The steam will be used to turn turbines and generate electricity. The power generated will be sold to the Electricity Company of Ivory Coast, under a long-term power purchase agreement.