With its eight-prong plan dubbed “Major Energy Strategy,” Senegal has an ambitious plan to generate electricity, including a major Chinese contract. The Sino-Senegalese deal struck in October 2006 will see the Asian superpower injecting $71 million on the construction of a major energy plant in Dakar, boosting electricity supply and capacity by 2015.
China will build a 50-MW electricity generation plant and a 300-MW solar-powered plant. In addition, the superpower was set to complete a 250-MW coal-fired plant and signed agreements for 50,000 units of low-cost housing to be built on the outskirts of Dakar. Other projects in the pipeline include wind farms at Taiba Ndiaye (125 MW) and Saint Louis (15 MW), a solar power station at Ziguinchor (7.5 MW), and a biomass facility at Ross Bethio (30 MW).
Senegal is also restructuring its power utility, Senelec, with a recovery plan for the sector to be implemented and monitored by industry experts and professions.
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