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The commitments exceed the estimated $700 million needed to connect 6 471 localities not already covered by existing electrification projects.<\/p>\n
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Development partners pledged $320 million for new projects, while private companies committed $1.4 billion during a national financing roundtable in Dakar. \u201cThe roundtable exceeded its objectives by a wide margin,\u201d Senegal Minister of Energy and Petroleum Dr El Hadji Abdourahmane Diouf said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe challenge now is to translate these commitments into concrete actions to achieve universal electricity access by 2029.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Senegal\u2019s national electricity access rate stood at 86.2% at the end of 2024 but reached only 69.8% in rural areas.<\/p>\n
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Of the country\u2019s 25 725 localities, 12 683 have electricity and another 6 571 are covered by projects already underway.<\/p>\n
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The remaining programme will extend medium and low-voltage networks to about 3 978 localities, install solar mini-grids in 844 and provide stand-alone solar systems to 1 649.<\/p>\n
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Plans also include installing 27 000 household biodigesters and improving the operational performance of national electricity company Senelec.<\/p>\n
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The government, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Sustainable Energy for All agreed on five priorities for the next 12 months.<\/p>\n
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The priorities include implementing the Integrated Least-Cost Plan and National Clean Cooking Strategy, strengthening private-sector participation and maintaining reliable electricity-access data.<\/p>\n
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Authorities will also improve project monitoring, stakeholder coordination and efforts to resolve implementation delays. \u201cSenegal has set itself a clear ambition: to achieve universal access to electricity by 2029,\u201d AfDB Director of Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation Wale Shonibare said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe priority now is to connect reforms, project preparation, resource mobilisation, implementation and results monitoring into one delivery chain.\u201d<\/p>\n
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