Senergy II

The Concession and the PPA were awarded to the project company after a transparent and fair bidding process in July 2013. The original developers sold their share in 2013 to project developer GreenWish Africa REN, who finalized the project development. After a construction period of 8 months, COD of 20MW has been achieved in December 2016 and made Senergy 2 the first operational solar IPP in Senegal and the largest solar power station in West Africa.
The project is located in Bokhol, 385km north-east of Dakar, close to the border with Mauritania. Senergy 2 has secured a 25 years land lease agreement for 50 ha. Power will continue to be evacuated by a 370 meters transmission line to the existing substation, which is connected to the grid
creation of 150 jobs during construction and 25 during operations; recruitment in surrounding villages
Low cost and sustainable energy
Supply of stable and clean electricity for 180.000 people in a country where demand for electricity continues growing and exceeds supply
Reduction of the greenhouse effect through substitution of fuel based and imported electricity generation
Estimated additional GHG avoidance of approx. 22.320 t CO2/yea