# Sonabel expands Kossodo power plant with MAN diesel gensets

Société Nationale d’Electricité du Burkina contracted MAN Energy Solutions to supply three diesel gensets for the expansion of the Kossodo thermal power plant in Ouagadougou, increasing capacity by 55 MW to 110 MW.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-18
- Where: Kossodo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 55 MW increase to 110 MW total
- Products: diesel gensets (MAN 18V51/60TS engines)
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Société Nationale d’Electricité du Burkina](https://endata.com/companies/48135.md)
- [MAN Energy Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/4077.md) (supplier)
- [Tecmon BF](https://endata.com/companies/48136.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [africa-energy.com](https://www.africa-energy.com/news-centre/article/burkina-faso-sonabel-expand-kossodo-man-gensets), 2020-06-26: "The Germany-based engineering group announced on 18 June that it would supply three MAN 18V51/60TS engines..."

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