Decentralized electrification project for the provinces of Ziro and Gourma (ERD ZIGO)

The ERD ZIGO project (Decentralized Rural Electrification of the ZIRO and GOURMA provinces) aims to electrify 45 villages in the Gourma and Ziro provinces of Burkina Faso. The project involved the installation of two hybrid production plants (PV/biomass/diesel and PV/diesel) along with associated HTA/LV distribution networks. Additionally, it supported the development of new productive activities and enhanced the skills of the local FDE (Electrification Development Fund)

iED Consult’s activities include:

• Conducting detailed engineering studies to estimate the number of potential subscribers, performing socio-economic and demand analyses, sizing production facilities, and defining the route and sizing of HTA and LV lines.
• Carrying out the Environmental and Social Impact Study (ESIS) and obtaining environmental certificates.
• Developing “Networks” DAOs using the GISELEC tool and “Production Plants” tool.
• Supervising construction works, managing factory receptions, and monitoring the implementation of the PGES by construction companies.
• Supporting the definition and implementation of an operating plan, including the establishment and monitoring of operating indicators.
• Assisting with social intermediation and commercial promotion among target populations.
• Implementing support measures for domestic, productive, and social infrastructure connections and fostering the development of productive uses. Upon commissioning, 1,494 single-phase and 70 three-phase customers were connected.
• Promoting and distributing efficient usage equipment to subscribers and labeled solar lamps to unconnected populations.