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Publish Date : 02-Aug-2019

Through the financing of the construction of two solar power plants in Senegal, Proparco, IFC and EIB are reaffirming their commitment to sustainable development on the African continent. These two new large-scale power plants, the 7th and 8th built in Senegal in less than 3 years, illustrate the strong momentum underway in the country towards a low-carbon energy transition.

Proparco, the International Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank Group) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have granted loans totaling EUR 38 million for the construction and operation of two solar power plants in Senegal. Proparco, building on the experience acquired through the financing provided in 2016 for the construction of the Senergy and Ten Merina solar power plants in Senegal, coordinated IFCs and EIBs interventions in this operation. Part of IFCs contribution is financed by the Finland-IFC Blended Finance for Climate program.

These two plants, with a total installed capacity of 80MWp, will be built in the rural regions of Kahone and Touba in central Senegal.

Funding is provided to the sponsors Meridiam and Engie and the Senegalese sovereign fund Fonsis. These projects are the first two achievements in Senegal of the World Bank's Scaling Solar programme, which aims to promote investments in renewable energy in emerging markets.

"Thanks to the determination of the Senegalese government, the commitment of donors such as Proparco and the know-how of the two French renewable energy specialists Meridiam and Engie, we are once again demonstrating the great potential of solar energy to improve Senegalese access to clean, renewable and affordable energy" said Gregory Clemente, Chief Executive Officer of Proparco.

The two projects are the first ones in Senegal under the World Bank Groups Scaling Solar program, which was designed to promote private investments in renewable solar energy in emerging markets. Following the approach, the projects were awarded after an international call for tenders lead by IFCs Advisory team under a mandate from the Government of Senegal.

With the signing of the funding, Senegal is once again demonstrating that the Scaling Solar approach provides record prices by creating a competitive tender and attracting world-leading players. We are pleased that many other countries, in Africa and beyond, are following this path and are adopting this model to accelerate the development of solar energy" said Aliou Maiga, IFC Regional Director for West and Central Africa.

A new example of commitment to low-carbon development in Senegal

The Kahone and Touba solar power plants are expected to provide nearly 600,000 people with better access to renewable electricity.

These two projects will avoid the emission of 2.2 million tons of CO2 over the lifetime of the installations while producing the cheapest energy in the country. They thus contribute to the country's ambitious objective of increasing the share of renewable energy in its energy mix.

They will also create or support more than 2,300 direct and indirect local jobs.

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