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Senegal Key Figures

Population:
17.8 million
GDP growth rate:
3.70 %/year
Energy independence:
40.7%

Data of the last year available: 2023

Total consumption/GDP:*
104 (2005=100)
CO2 Emissions:
0.66 tCO2/capita
Rate of T&D power losses:
15.0%

* at purchasing power parity

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Senegal Total Energy Consumption

Per capita energy consumption was 0.4 toe in 2023 (40% below the Sub-Saharan Africa average), including approximately 380 kWh of electricity (similar to the regional average).

Total energy consumption is growing rapidly (+5%/year, on average since 2013, including + 16% in 2023) and reached 6.2 Mtoe in 2023, almost 2.6 times its 2000 level.

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Senegal Crude Oil Production

Oil production at Sangomar started in June 2024, achieving an output of 100 kb/d. Supplies are covered by imports of either crude oil or refined products. In 2023, Senegal imported 1.2 Mt of crude oil and 2.7 Mt of oil products.

Senegal has one refinery in M'Bao near Dakar with a capacity of 25 kb/d (1.3 Mt/year). Built in 1963, it does not have secondary conversion units and only uses Nigerian light crude oil. Consequently, its production is limited both by the crude range and by the variety of the distillates produced. In 2023, the refinery produced 0.4 Mt of oil products.

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Senegal Renewable in % Electricity Production

ANER, the National Agency for Renewable Energy, was created in 2013 to promote renewables.

Senegal's National Renewable Energy Action Plan (PANER, 2015) aims to raise the share of renewables (including hydropower) in the grid-connected capacity to nearly 32% in 2030 (over 630 MW). In 2023, renewable capacities accounted for 31% of the total capacity.

JETP, the Just Energy Transition Partnership, should accelerate the deployment of renewables, with the goal of raising their share in the power capacity mix to 40% by 2030.

Interactive Chart Senegal Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)

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Senegal CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions

In its NDC (2020), the country committed to reduce GHG emissions by 7% by 2030 compared to BAU levels (unconditional target) and by 29.5% with international support (conditional target).

Since 2010, CO2 emissions from energy combustion have increased rapidly (+6%/year) to 12 MtCO2 in 2023.

Graph: CO2-ENERGY EMISSIONS (MtCO2)