Partnership for €225m renewable energies deal signed in Senegal

The National Renewable Energies Agency (ANER), in Senegal has signed a partnership worth €225m agreement with ENGIE to accelerate the development of renewable energies in the country.

The first part of the agreement involves the development of solar energy for individuals in multi-occupancy or individual housing, according to a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com.

The aim is to study the initial deployment of these solutions to 11,000 households in the city of Dakar and its suburbs. The main focus will be on photovoltaic solar panels for the production of electricity and solar water-heaters for the production of hot water.

As part of the agreement, ENGIE also commits to market Energy Performance Contracts (EPC) to industrial operators and the tertiary sector in large urban communities in Senegal. The goal is to reduce sites’ energy consumption and help to balance the Senegalese electrical system, it further said.

In Senegal, ENGIE will adapt the concept of EPC that it has used in all its industrial client and large tertiary markets around the world for many years.

The final part of the agreement involves ENGIE’s participation in an industrial cluster to promote renewable energies, particularly by professional training actions and strengthening the local industrial network.

“ENGIE is aiming to use its technical experience and financial capacity to support Senegal’s energy policy, in close partnership with local stakeholders. The agreement we have signed today reflects our desire to be a major stakeholder in renewable energies and services in Africa and to solve the huge energy supply problems found on the continent,” Isabelle Kocher, ENGIE CEO, was quoted as saying in the press release.

The Group is also involved in the Senergy project, a 30MW photovoltaic power station in the town of Santiou Mekhé, scheduled for commissioning in 2017.

By Pamela Ofori-Boateng