Renewable energies for Senegal
Secured with Contract Bond Cover with Counter-Guarantees
In Senegal, only around half of the rural population has access to the electricity grid. The Senegalese government therefore wants to rapidly drive forward the electrification of rural areas and supply the entire population with electricity by 2025. Renewable energies are set to play a key role in this.
ASER drives electrification forward
The Senegalese Agency for Rural Electrification (ASER) is responsible for implementing the project. It is setting up solar-powered mini-grids in remote villages in the West African country.
ASER has concluded one of the contracts with SOLAR23 GmbH: The medium-sized company based in Ulm is responsible for the electrification of 34 villages in Senegal and is responsible for the planning, delivery and installation of photovoltaic mini-grids. The majority of the supplies come from Germany, while SOLAR23 sources the solar modules from Malaysia.
Mini grids for 3,000 households
Photovoltaic mini-grids are solar systems that are connected to each other and to a local distribution grid. Energy storage systems are also often integrated. The advantage of these self-sufficient grids is that they are cost-effective and function independently of the national power grid. They make an important contribution to the sustainable development of rural and remote regions.
Thanks to the mini-grids, around 3,000 households in five different departments have been supplied with renewable energy since spring 2025. The total energy capacity comprises 940 kWp of photovoltaic power and around 7 MWh of battery power.
The project helps to ensure a reliable power supply and to bridge power outages caused by the sometimes fragile electrical infrastructure. This gives the poorest sections of the population in Senegal access to electricity. The use of photovoltaic systems is particularly useful in rural regions, as they cannot be connected to the central power grid due to the great distances involved - which would otherwise lead to high grid losses.
German government supports the project
The German government is supporting the project with Contract Bond Cover with Counter-Guarantees.
Picture credits: ©Solar23 GmbH
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