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List of power stations in Senegal

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This article lists all power stations in Senegal. In 2012, 85 percent of Senegal's energy came from oil and diesel-fired plants, 11 percent from hydroelectric power and 3 percent from gas.

Thermal

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Thermal power station Community Coordinates Fuel type Capacity Completed Owner Notes
Dakar C1 Thermal Power Station[1] Dakar Diesel 9 MW Senelec
Dakar C2 Thermal Power Station Dakar Coal 86.2 MW Senelec
Dakar C3 Thermal Power Station Dakar Coal 148 MW Senelec
Dakar C4 Thermal Power Station Dakar Coal 95 MW Senelec
Dakar C5 Thermal Power Station Dakar Coal 12 MW Senelec
Ndar Thermal Power Station Ndar Coal 7.2 MW Senelec
Kahone Thermal Power Station Kaolack Coal 102 MW[2] 2006 Senelec/Wartsila
Boutoute Thermal Power Station Ziguinchor Coal 14 MW Senelec
Tambacounda Thermal Power Station Tambacounda Coal 6 MW[3] Senelec
Bel Air Thermal Power Station Hann Bel-Air, Dakar 14°42′37″N 17°26′06″W / 14.7102°N 17.4350°W / 14.7102; -17.4350 (Bel Air Thermal Power Station) Coal 102 MW 2005[4] Senelec/Wartsila
Sendou Thermal Power Station Sendou 14°41′38″N 17°14′01″W / 14.6939°N 17.2336°W / 14.6939; -17.2336 (Sendou Thermal Power Station) Coal 125 MW [Nordic Power Sweden and Local Senegalese Minorities] Completed and in talks for gas conversion

Wind

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Wind farm Community Coordinates Capacity Year completed Owner Notes
Taiba N'Diaye Wind Power Station Taiba N'Diaye 15°02′58″N 16°52′52″W / 15.04944°N 16.88111°W / 15.04944; -16.88111 158.7 MW 2020 Lekela Operational[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Overview of Electrical Power In Senegal
  2. ^ Built In 2006, Expanded To 102 Megawatts In 2011 Archived 2011-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Capacity At Tambacounda Is 6 Megawatts
  4. ^ Bel Air Power Station Constructed In 2005, Upgraded To 102MW In 2011 Archived 2011-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Nellie Peyton (24 February 2020). "Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables". London: Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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