2,800 billion FCFA for 'Energy for All' over 10 years and creation of the Burkina Faso Wine Company (SOVIB)
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Report of the Council of Ministers of Thursday, October 22, 2026 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Council of Ministers on October 22, 2026 adopted several decrees, including the creation of the presidential Energy for All initiative FASO WA-FULU, as well as texts on water resource management and civil registration. It also reviewed several public-utility projects in Ouagadougou and…
Burkina Faso: government announces creation of the Burkina Faso Viticulture Company (SOVIB) (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The government has announced the creation of the Burkina Faso Viticulture Company (SOVIB), a mixed-economy company based in Bobo-Dioulasso. With initial capital of 1 billion CFA francs, it aims to process grapes produced in Burkina Faso and create jobs.
Burkina Faso: Report of the Council of Ministers of Thursday, October 22, 2026 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Council of Ministers adopted the creation of the presidential FASO WA-FULU initiative for universal access to electricity. It also reviewed decrees on water-resource management, civil registration and several public-utility projects in Ouagadougou.
Burkina Faso: Energy for All by 2030 (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Burkinabè government is launching a 10-year initiative worth more than CFAF 2,800 billion to speed up access to energy by 2030. The program has four components: electrification brigades, community inclusion, energy access and energy sovereignty.
2,800 billion FCFA for 'Energy for All' over 10 years and creation of the Burkina Faso Wine Company (SOVIB) (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Council of Ministers approved the creation of the presidential “Faso Wa-Fulu” initiative to expand electricity access by 2030, with an announced cost of more than 2,800 billion CFA francs over 10 years. It also approved the creation of the Burkina Faso Wine Company, based in Bobo-Dioulasso.