Environmental and social management framework - Burkina faso

The Desert-to-Power Initiative (“DtP” or “Initiative”) aims to harness the solar potential of 11 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan) to deploy 10 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) power by 2030 and provide access to electricity to around 250 million people currently without access to electricity through a combination of on-grid and off-grid solutions. The implementation of this Initiative follows a phased approach with an initial focus on the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger), following the approval of the DtP by the heads of state during the G5 Sahel Summit on Desert-to-Power held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on September 13, 2019.