The government of Senegal has announced a FCFA 307bn (US$583m) investment in its energy sector in 2016, to improve energy security by diversifying its energy mix and by enhancing regional interconnection opportunities. Senegal also aims to reduce electricity end-user prices, improve production capacities and to lighten the energy bill for the State and for households. The FCFA 307bn investment will be directed to increase renewable capacity by 150 MW, including 50 MW of solar in 2015, 50 MW of wind and 50 MW of solar in 2016. Senegal also aims to raise the available power capacity from the current 587 MW to 1,018 MW by 2017: the new capacity should come from the 125 MW coal-fired power project in Sendou worth FCFA 135bn (US$256m) and from the 70 MW Taiba Ndiaye gas-fired power plant worth FCFA 80bn (US$152m), both to be commissioned by early 2016. A 250 MW coal-fired power plant should be commissioned in Mboro in 2017, while a 51 MW oil-fired plant (Gti) is expected in 2015. Finally, Senegal will seek to renew the power distribution network around Dakar with a new 90 kV line and new substations across the country. Three 225 kV lines (Mbour-Fatick-Kaolack, Sendou-Kounoune, Nouackchott-Tobène) are also under consideration.
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