Madar (Bamako) - Mali plans to install 4,142 megawatts-peak (MWp) of solar capacity under its long-term energy strategy, Prime Minister Major General Abdoulaye Maiga announced on Thursday 12 November 2026 at the leaders' summit of the 31st UN climate conference (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, according to the Malian news agency AMAP.
According to the head of government, the installations are expected to avoid 132 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over their life cycle. He recalled that the third-generation Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), validated on 1 October 2026, provides for a 25.25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the energy, agriculture and waste sectors by 2035, compared with the baseline scenario.
Maiga placed these targets within the "Mali Kura 2063" development vision adopted in 2025, which ranks the energy transition and environmental protection among its priorities. He also cited projects to restore degraded land and rehabilitate the Niger and Senegal rivers.
The prime minister called on industrialised countries to assume their historical responsibility for climate disruption, honour their financial commitments and speed up emission cuts, and urged a reform of the international financial architecture to better account for the vulnerability of developing countries.
He also highlighted the links between climate, peace and security in the Sahel, where landlocked geography, desertification and land degradation affect people's living conditions, recalling the adoption of the Bamako Declaration in 2023 and Mali's preparation of a national climate security strategy with an action plan.
Maiga said Mali intends to continue cooperating with international partners while respecting its sovereignty and strategic choices, according to the same source.
