— Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is unveiling a new policy agenda that details the critical actions that local, state, and federal leaders must take to strengthen the reliability of America's electric grid with solar and storage technologies.
A solar-powered cabinet in Ouagadougou that can power 200 households during blackouts while making coffee for local engineers. Okay, maybe not the coffee part – but Burkina Faso's cabinet-style energy storage cabins are proving you can teach an old grid new tricks.
The Government of Burkina Faso has signed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with a local developer and a Dutch clean energy investment firm to develop a major solar and battery storage system.
Previously, in February 2025, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) issued Document No. 136, explicitly stating that energy storage configuration should not be a prerequisite for the approval of new energy projects .
A solar-powered cabinet in Ouagadougou that can power 200 households during blackouts while making coffee for local engineers. Okay, maybe not the coffee part – but Burkina Faso's cabinet-style energy storage cabins are proving you can teach an old grid new tricks.