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In Senegal, renewable power generation company, Lekela, has announced that the first turbine has been delivered for the construction of a 158,7MW wind farm. The project dubbed Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye (PETN) will be made up of 46 turbines. According to Lekela’s Managing Director, Massaer Cissé, it won’t be long until PETN will […]
The government of Senegal is interested in learning from Tunisia best practices in matters of renewable energy production policies. In this connection, a Senegalese team was dispatched to Tunisia to examine the pilot phase of the purchase of surplus renewable energy production from individuals implemented by the North African country. Tunisia’s longer-term goal, as set […]
The German solar solutions provider, DHYBRID, has been selected to set up seven mini-power plants in remote locations in Senegal. The hybrid facilities will have an overall capacity of 2 MW. These projects are part of the country’s energy mix diversification plan. They will also accelerate the rural electrification process. DHYBRID has been selected by […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to build one million water tanks in Senegal, Niger and Burkina Faso to address the water deficit experienced by these Sahel nations. Water is becoming increasingly scarce in Sahel countries, which often already suffer from a structural shortage of water infrastructure. FAO’s initiative will provide some 20,000 women […]
Der Mond Group, an Oil and Gas company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, has signed an agreement with Swiss consulting services company Iota Group to open a petroleum academy in Dakar, Senegal. The first oil and gas academy in Senegal is dedicated to train a wide range of professionals from West African countries in the fields […]
Although Senegal has one of the highest access to electricity rates in sub-Saharan Africa, just 42% of people in rural areas have access, Ibrahima Niane, head of rural electrification programs at the Ministry of Energy said. Ibrahima Niane made the statement during a working session with solar solutions provider Nadji.Bi Group. He explained that off-grid […]
Mauritania has banned at least 12,000 Senegalese fishermen from fishing in its waters despite the agreement signed with its neighbor last December. “They want zero foreigners in the boats,” Cheikh Sidath Ndiaye, member of the National Council of Social Dialogue said early this week in reference to Mauritanian authorities. The decision bars at least 12,000 […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to President of Senegal Macky Sall upon his re-election to the highest office of his country. In this message, the Sovereign expressed, in his name and on behalf of the Moroccan people, to the President of Senegal his warm congratulations and sincere wishes for full success in […]
President Macky Sall Thursday won a new term in office after the electoral commission credited him with 58.3 per cent of votes during the Sunday polls, clearly ahead of his rivals who said they rejected the result, but would not lodge a recourse with the Constitutional Council to contest it. Official but provisional results of […]
The Russian embassy in Dakar has denied and lambasted accusations by President Macky Sall’s entourage alleging that Moscow is planning to channel funds to Ousmane Sonko, one of the serious challengers to the outgoing president in the Feb.24 elections. The Russian mission in a press statement said the allegations circulated by Head of Senegalese expatriates […]