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The construction of the Taïba Ndiaye wind farm, in the department of Tivaouane, should start soon. Indeed, Lekela, a renewable energy company, says it has finalized the project financing agreement with Opic, the US government's development finance institution, and Ekf, the credit agency. Denmark
What, in the eyes of the Park's managing director, is an important step for Senegal and for Lekela. "The country's first utility wind project with a capacity of 158.7 mw of clean energy, the Taïba Ndiaye wind farm is an essential element of Senegal's clean energy strategy. It will have an impact that will extend over several generations, "says Massaër Cissé, quoted in a statement.
" Once the project is fully operational, that is to say in less than two years, it will provide more 450,000 MWh of annual energy to more than 2 million people, "notes the document. Who adds that "the project will save more than 300 thousand tons of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere per year."
This project of an investment of over a hundred billion CFA francs will be composed 46 wind towers with a production capacity of 3.45 mw each. This is an increase of 15% in Senegal's electricity production expected. A way to boost the country's energy mix and guarantee the financial accessibility of energy.
Massaër Cissé explains that "Taïba Ndiaye is only one of the many Lekela projects in the course of exploitation, construction or of development". At present, says the CEO, "the company's portfolio includes more than 1,300 megawatts of projects in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, and Senegal."
By the way, says Chris Antonopoulos, General Manager of Lekela, "Taiba Ndiaye is the last step in our plan to deliver the best clean energy projects across Africa."
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