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Solar Energy Regional Center (CRES)
Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Energy |
| Approved | 06.04.1982 |
| Signed | 06.04.1982 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Organization | CEAO |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 5.00 |
The total cost of the project was US$31.3 million. The Solar Energy Regional Center Project (CRES) was established in Mali for the promotion of renewable sources of energy in three main aspects: technology, production and financing. Beneficiary countries were: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. The OPEC Fund cofinanced the civil works component of the project.