Sikasso to Bamako transmission line to be constructed
Construction works of Sikasso to Bamako electricity transmission line through Bougouni and Sanankoroba to Bamako, the capital city of Mali has begun.
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Mali, Bamako: Construction works of Sikasso to Bamako electricity transmission line through Bougouni and Sanankoroba to Bamako, the capital city of Mali has begun.
The Sikasso to Bamako electricity transmission line project comprises the construction of 225 kV double circuit line from Sikasso to Bougouni 199 km long, 153 km from Bougouni to Sanankoroba, 30 km from Sanankoroba to Kodialani and 45 km from Sanankoroba to Dialakorobougou.
Moreover, it entails the extension of 225 kV Sikasso and Kodialani substations, the construction of new 225 / 33 / 15 kV substations at Bougouni and Sanankoraba, the construction of a connecting line between Dialakorobougou and Sanankoroba, and connecting the localities of Bougouni, Zantiebougou, Koumantou, Kolondieba, Sido, Keleya and Niena to the grid.
The 398 km long Sikasso to Bamako electricity transmission line project is being undertaken by Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited, a subsidiary of the Kalpataru Group which is a diversified conglomerate spanning real estate, power generation and transmission, construction of roads, factories, buildings, and oil and gas infrastructure and agri-logistics spaces.
Promoted by the West African country Ministry of Energy and Water, the new transmission line is expected to augment the country’s power transmission network capacity. It will help reduce load-shedding, especially during the hot summer months, in Bamako and other beneficiary cities. It will also form the basis of electrification of over 100 villages, apart from being the backbone for electricity exchange between Mali and the neighbouring countries such as Ghana and Burkina Faso.