According to the Ministry of Mines, the project will allow for power to be exported around the African region. The country already exports to Ghana, Burkina, Benin, Togo and Mali, and is planning to connect to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, reported Reuters.
New hydro planned for Ivory Coast
A new 275MW hydroelectric plant is to be built in Soubre, Ivory Coast by 2016, as part of a plan to increase capacity in the country by 150MW a year to 2021, Reuters has reported.