Senergy 1
| Senergy 1 | |||
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 7 '47 " N , 16 ° 40' 35" W | ||
| country | Senegal | ||
| place | Méouane, Tivaouane department | ||
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| Type | Photovoltaic power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Solar energy | ||
| power | 30 MW | ||
| Start of operations | Early 2017 | ||
| Website | http://www.senergypv.sn/fr | ||
Senergy 1 is a solar park near Méouane in the Senegalese department of Tivaouane in the Thiès region .
Geographical location
The solar park is located in the hinterland of the Grande-Côte , 24 kilometers away , the coastal dunes and the horticultural Niayes in an area of the peanut basin that is used for the cultivation of cassava . The fenced-in area extends over an area of 62.5 hectares. The plant was four and a half km northwest of the center of Mékhé at Mékhé village built in the immediate vicinity of a transmission line , in parallel with the N 2 of Dakar running in the north of the country and in which the current generated here interconnected network of Senelec can be fed .
history
As part of an initiative of the World Bank to promote solar energy and with support from USAID , two larger solar projects were started in Senegal in 2016 and went online in early 2017: Senergy 1 and the slightly smaller Senergy 2 in the north of the country.
Power generation
Around 96,000 solar modules with a nominal output of 30 MW were installed in the solar park on an approximately square base area of around 44 hectares with a side length of 660 meters. The importance for the Thiès region lies in the fact that rural areas, which were previously only dependent on the supply of off-grid solar energy providers, can now be connected to the grid at lower costs and with more security of supply.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ USAID: Power Africa's engagement in Senegal
- ↑ Improving Interagency Coordination in Power Africa Senegal Commissioning in early 2017