The first part of this agreement involves the development of solar energy for individuals in multi-occupancy or individual housing. The aim is to study the initial deployment of these solutions to 11,000 households in the city of Dakar and its suburbs. The main focus will be on photovoltaic solar panels for the production of electricity and solar water-heaters for the production of hot water. Together with ANER, we will look into financing solutions for this equipment to facilitate their deployment to clients.

As part of this agreement, we also commit to market energy performance contracts (EPC) to industrial operators and the tertiary sector in large urban communities in Senegal. The goal is to reduce sites’ energy consumption and help to balance the Senegalese electrical system. We will adapt the concept of EPC that we have used in all our industrial client and large tertiary markets around the world for many years.

The final part of this agreement involves our participation in an industrial cluster to promote renewable energies, particularly by professional training actions and strengthening the local industrial network.

According to Isabelle Kocher: ”ENGIE is aiming to use its technical experience and financial capacity to support Senegal’s energy policy, in close partnership with local stakeholders. The agreement we have signed today reflects our desire to be a major stakeholder in renewable energies and services in Africa and to solve the huge energy supply problems found on the continent.”