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Senegal goes green As one of the West African countries, full of history (Goré Island), Senegal is thriving in other to survive. Despite their various challenges, they keep on working toward development and the results are clear now. With their partner Green Wish, an agency specialized in renewable energy in Sub Saharan African Senegal inaugurated the first ever solar plan in West Africa in Bohkol, in the northern part of Senegal. This plant named Senergy 2 would generate 20 megawatt of energy to 160000 persons. Reason why, it is the largest plant in West Africa and sub Saharan Africa except South Africa. ?Without energy, there is no development, growth that?s why we decided to set a program of mix energy to reinforce the Senelec production capacity. With the the Bohkol plant, we are moving toward green energy in Senegal therefore fighting against Green House Gaz emission? declared Macky Sall during the official ceremony It is an important step for a nation which is actively working for the inclusion of renewables in the energy mix. Currently Senegal meets most of its energy needs by using imported fossil fuels. According to the ECOWREX data portal, the electrification rate in 2016 is 90% for urban areas whereas it is 30% for rural areas. With this grid-connected solar plant, the member state makes a movement to become an example for renewable energy development in West Africa, a region that still lags behind in its development and use of the technology. |
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8 Comments
A large percentage of our greenhouse gas emission can be attributed to power generation. Hence, this fact that Morocco had been doing such movement is really uplifting. Thank you for letting us know.
Posted 04-11-2016 18:36
Thanks for sharing the news Tchaptchet. I hope the people will be able to take the best of what the clean energy program has to offer. Cheers
Posted 01-11-2016 14:05
Thanks for sharing such interesting report with us, Tchaptchet! I hope the usage of renewable energy can increase the electrification rate, especially in the rural areas. Have a great day, and please site the references regarding the information chart: )
Posted 28-10-2016 19:19
Thanks for sharing, Tchaptchet.
Posted 27-10-2016 22:16
It's really appreciable how Senegal and few other African countries are marching ahead fast towards clean energy implementation. Thanks for the report.
Posted 27-10-2016 02:52
Really high statistics
Posted 27-10-2016 02:48
Renewable energy is everything when it comes to sustainable development, thanks for the article and I hope you enjoy the outcomes of the project.
Posted 27-10-2016 01:57
Africa is really advancing in clean energy. Lets keep it up. Thank you
Posted 27-10-2016 00:49