Mali can turn to Russia's solar and nuclear power for more reliable electricity: Expert Mali faces a severe electricity deficit, and its fossil fuel-dependent power generation is expensive, Fousseynou Outara, vice president of the Defense Committee of Mali's National Council, told Sputnik Africa. "Nuclear energy is a very high investment, but the selling cost is very low. We want cheap energy, sufficient energy and energy that will relieve the burden of the state," he noted. In this context, Outara mentioned the ongoing Russian-Malian partnership in the Sanankoroba solar power plant project. i️ According to media reports, the Sanankoroba solar power plant, built with the support of Russia's Rosatom, has a capacity of 200 megawatts, covering an area of 314 hectares. In the immediate vicinity of @sputnik africa 🔸 Sputnik Africa.