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Engie/Meridiam Win Senegal Solar Projects

The World Bank Group’s Scaling Solar program, designed to help remove obstacles to developing large-scale solar power in developing countries, has set a new benchmark in Senegal resulting in two bids that will produce electricity for under €.04 cents (roughly $.05 cents) per kWh. The deal will provide one of the cheapest sources of electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Engie/Meridiam Win Senegal Solar Projects
Courtesy of Scaling Solar

Last week, Senegal’s Electricity Sector Regulatory Commission announced the winner of the program’s competitive auction to develop two utility-scale solar plants with a total capacity of 60MWac. ENGIE/MERIDIAM was awarded both projects with bids to produce solar power at just €.0380 cents per kWh for the solar plant located in Kahone and €.0398 cents per kWh for the solar plant located in Touba.

 

Once the plants are built, this will constitute Senegal’s cheapest utility energy source, helping the government meet the objectives of the “Plan Senegal Emergent” by drawing on an abundant renewable resource.

 

“In Senegal, Scaling Solar once again demonstrates that this innovative approach brings together the IFC and the World Bank, investors, and governments in a transparent, streamlined, and competitive process. The result is great deals for consumers,” said Philippe Le Houérou, IFC’s CEO.

 

The World Bank Group designed and helped CRSE run the tender, which led to 14 bids for the two projects from eight bidders. This success follows the first Scaling Solar auction in Zambia.


Scaling Solar is now developing over 1 GW of solar power in partnership with four African countries – Zambia, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Senegal. In addition, the program is expanding to new regions with countries in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East in discussions to join Scaling Solar.

 

Baterías con premio en la gran feria europea del almacenamiento de energía
El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).