VINCI Energies, a global player in concessions, energy and construction, has secured an EU€200mn (approx. US$218mn) contract with Senelec, the state-owned electrical company of Senegal, to build electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure across the country Contact online >>
VINCI Energies, a global player in concessions, energy and construction, has secured an EU€200mn (approx. US$218mn) contract with Senelec, the state-owned electrical company of Senegal, to build electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure across the country
According to VINCI, it will take around three years to complete the contract which will involved the delivery of 1,350 km of high-voltage overhead and underground transmission lines which will connect several thousand homes. Eight very-high-voltage transformer stations will also be built and the grid management system will be enhanced through various means (such as an additional interface to remotely manage operations and detect defects in the power lines).
The significant contract is part of a wider programme to expand Senegal''s transmission and distribution grid in a bid to strengthen its energy capacity by 2026, ultimately moving towards universal access to electricity.
More than 1,000 employment opportunities will be unlocked in the fulfilment of the VINCI contract and local teams will receive training from VINCI French and Moroccan subsidiaries.
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The project supports the MEPM in realigning energy policies and implementing national strategies. Its goal is to promote renewable energy growth and enhance energy efficiency, in line with JETP''s priorities and global objectives under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) of the United Nations. Important measures include:
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2022 — The World Bank''s Board of Executive Directors approved on Tuesday, March 8th, $150 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to increase access to electricity services for households, enterprises, and critical public facilities in Senegal.
According to Sophie Gladima, Senegalese Minister of Petroleum and Energy, "the Senegal Energy Access Scale Up Project is an important contribution to the ongoing governmental strategy for universal access by 2025 to electricity at an affordable cost for all Senegalese households, both in rural and urban areas."
Nathan Belete, World Bank Country Director for Senegal, stressed the Bank commitment to the energy sector. He noted that "one year ago, around this time, the Word Bank made a pledge to the Government of Senegal to be on his side in a universal access roundtable, by committing to scale up its funding and being the leading agency in support to the Government shared vision. With the Board approval of this project, our institution shows its deep commitment to the energy sector and the Senegalese people."
More than 1 million and half people will benefit directly from the Energy Access Scale Up Project (PADAES) through the connection of 200,000 households to the grid, including 40,000 vulnerable households that will be provided with standardized connection kits tailored to their needs. In addition, about 700 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 200 schools, and 600 health facilities will benefit from new or improved electricity services.
Senegal has one of the highest electrification rates on the continent at 78.6 percent, but this high electrification rate is masking profound disparities – across urban and rural areas, geographies, and income groups. The PADAES will contribute to reducing the uneven distribution and access to electricity. The latest Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS) in Senegal reveals a strong correlation between poverty and lack of electricity access.
According to Manuel Luengo, World Bank Task Team Leader, "this transformational and innovative project consolidates World Bank support to the Senegal ambition of reaching universal access to electricity by 2025, five years in advance to SDG7, making it one of the first countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to reach that objective. Together with the Regional Electricity Access and BEST Project, the Bank will provide almost $300million funding for the Government''s Universal Access Program (UAP), around one third of the remaining financing gap."
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