Electricity access reached 84% in 2024, with full urban coverage. Power mix to shift toward gas and renewables by 2030. Electricity demand expected to grow about 8% annually through 2030.

The initiative aims to build a national ecosystem combining research, innovation, quality control and the recycling of solar technologies. Partners plan to set up a laboratory to test and certify photovoltaic equipment to verify compliance with international standards and improve the quality of Senegal’s installed solar base.

Speaking at a public workshop, Fatimata Diallo, national coordinator of a civil society platform, said most energy projects currently supported focus on increasing supply to the national power grid, favoring generation infrastructure connected to existing networks.

Senegal rolls out the Startup Ecosystem program under the 2020 Startup Act. More than 500 startups are expected to be labeled, with 150,000 jobs targeted by 2034. The initiative offers training, tax incentives, financing access, and a digital one-stop shop.

Saudi Arabia is poised to sign an agreement to harness solar energy for a water desalination project in Senegal, alongside additional investments totaling €250 million ($291.57 million), Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said.

Senegal’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty endorsed a $300 million framework partnership agreement with The Cornerstone Group – Hajib Al Shams Joint Venture on Tuesday. Signed on the sidelines of the African Food Systems Forum, the six-year deal aims to modernize the country’s agricultural sector through the use of renewable energy.

In a remote village in Senegal, a woman is using solar energy to bring progress. Against her husband’s wishes, she trains to become a solar technician. In doing so, she initiates a shift in patriarchal traditions.

Un projet prometteur d’électrification rurale vient de basculer dans un scandale financier à plusieurs volets. À la tête de Africa GreenTec Sénégal, Ndèye Anna Ndiaye dénonce des dérives graves au sein de la coentreprise créée en 2019 avec la société allemande Africa GreenTec AG. Elle a d’ailleurs déposé plainte devant la justice sénégalaise.

SOGREA aims to increase energy access in rural communities across the country by 2027, deploying at least 5.2 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar generation capacity through the installation of mini grids.

ChargePoint used money from selling its carbon credits on the open market through the EU Emissions Trading System. This program, which requires polluters to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions, was launched in 2005 and operates in all EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.