Abidjan, Jan 26, 2026 (AFP) - Dubai-based group develops 200 mw power plant in Burkina Faso

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2026-01-26

Dubai-based industrial group Mark Cables FZE on Monday launched a 200-megawatt power plant in insurgency-wracked Burkina Faso, further buttressing the UAE's burgeoning economic footprint in Africa. The Dubai-based group said the 180-million-euro ($213 million) project was completed in just six months and "marks a turning point in Burkina Faso's energy sovereignty". Impoverished Burkina Faso has been ravaged by jihadist attacks. The junta-ruled we......

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