The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a grant agreement with Ecostar Energy Côte d’Ivoire for technical assistance to support the development of an estimated 25-megawatt cotton stalk biomass power plant in the Boundiali region of Côte d’Ivoire.
Ecostar selected Washington, D.C.-based Delphos International Ltd. to carry out the assistance.
Upon implementation, the biomass power plant will primarily be fueled by locally sourced cotton stalk.
The project will increase Côte d’Ivoire’s electricity generation capacity, increase the country’s share of renewable energy sources, and provide additional revenue generation for farmers, according to USTDA.
It will also address challenges with widespread agricultural waste that, if not put to other productive use, is burned and produces air pollution.
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