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MOU between the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Africool to build cold storage

9 October 2025

We are extremely proud to be part of the new initiative launched by the Ministry

Off-Grid Europe will be responsible for integrating renewable energy sources.

170 billion FCFA for the construction of cold storage rooms

  • Objective: Reduce post-harvest losses (30 to 40% of onion and potato production), estimated at nearly 50 billion FCFA annually.
  • Investment: 170 billion FCFA as part of a public-private partnership (with no direct state funding).
  • Expected impact: Creation of 300 jobs, equipping 10 sites, with work scheduled to start before the end of 2025.
  • Operation powered by solar energy (50 MW, with surplus energy to be injected into the Senelec grid).

Source: MINCOM