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Power Plants in Senegal

Senegal has 11 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 119th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 5 operating and 6 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 753 MW across 5 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Cap des Biches power station (366 MW).

The largest owner-operators are National Electricity Company of Senegal (3), Alteia Fund Management Ltd (2) and Government of Senegal (2) — National Electricity Company of Senegal alone is named on 27% of them. Half of Senegal's power plants in service predate 2019 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 5 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Tobène power station, dating from 2016. 6 are in the pipeline, led by Cap des Biches power station (366 MW), under construction. They account for 58% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Senegal.

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11
Power Plant in Senegal
#119
of 155 countries
753 MW
Operating capacity
6
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Senegal

Who owns Senegal's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2019 · oldest Tobène power station (2016) · newest Malicounda power station (2022) · 5 of 11 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Senegal?
OverWatts maps 11 power plants in Senegal — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 119th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Senegal?
Cap des Biches power station, at 366 MW.
How much power-generation capacity do Senegal's power plants have?
About 753 MW operating across 5 plants, with a further 1.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Senegal?
National Electricity Company of Senegal is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 11 (27%). Next are Alteia Fund Management Ltd (2), Government of Senegal (2) and Lekela Power (2).
How old are Senegal's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2019, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Tobène power station (2016); 5 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Senegal?
6 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Cap des Biches power station (366 MW), PowerChina (Senegal) solar farm (300 MW) and Sambangalou hydroelectric plant (128 MW).

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Power Plants in other countries

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