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Oil, gas and energy: sovereignty or reprogrammed dependence?

Energy independence is a crucial challenge for African countries like Senegal. It determines our ability to pursue a coherent industrial policy, to process our raw materials locally, to

Senegal''s Historic Leap into Oil Refining is a model for African Energy

By Asha Wandulu In a landmark move for African energy sovereignty, Senegal officially began refining its own oil for the first time in history in July 2024, under the visionary leadership of

Renewable energy transition in Senegal? Exploring the dynamics

Senegal is an instructive country to study, as its energy sector is undergoing substantial reform that has accelerated the deployment of large-scale renewable energy projects in recent years.

Senegal: Energy Development Plan to Decarbonise the

The Senegal 1.5°C (S-1.5oC) scenario is designed to calculate the efforts and actions required to achieve the ambitious objective of a 100% renewable energy system and to illustrate the

Oil, Gas and the Transition to Renewables 2025

This strategic change puts Senegal on the path to energy independence. On 15 February 2025, SAR announced that it had refined 650,000 barrels of crude oil from the Sangomar offshore

Senegal closing on universal electricity access

STORY HIGHLIGHTS With a national electricity access rate of 84%, Senegal is making progress towards universal energy access, yet more than 30 % of rural communities remain

Senegal: Energy sovereignty, a decolonial tool | CETIM

The broader context of this standoff is the questioning of an economic and trade framework inherited from colonialism, which has long kept African countries trapped in poverty. Beyond the

From Gorée to Energy Sovereignty: Africa''s Path to Energy Independence

At the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference in Dakar, African energy leaders explored the continent''s energy future, highlighted by a reflective site visit to the historic Gorée Island.

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Energy and climate change Energy prices and the energy market Rising energy costs, being driven by the price of gas, have reinforced the need to move to lower-priced, renewable energy. Under this

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Is Senegal achieving universal energy access?

STORY HIGHLIGHTS With a national electricity access rate of 84%, Senegal is making progress towards universal energy access, yet more than 30 % of rural communities remain disconnected from the grid. As part of the Just Energy Transition Partnership, Senegal has committed to bold reforms to increase renewable energy to 40% of its generation mix

How has the Senegalese energy sector changed over the years?

While the Senegalese energy sector has for decades been characterized by the dominance of the Ministry of Energy and the state-owned power utility Senelec, reforms of the sector have been carried out with multi-actor involvement and under the strong influence of bi- and multinational institutions.

How are solar energy potentials exploited in Senegal?

The potentials have already been exploited with large-scale projects via Independent Power Producers (IPPs), with the first solar parks commissioned in 2016 and 2017 . It is also important to note that oil and gas fields were first discovered in Senegal in 2014. Their exploitation was to begin in 2020.

Who regulates electricity in Senegal?

These include the Ministry of Petrol and Energy, the Regulatory Commission of the Electricity Sector (CRSE-Commission de régulation du secteur électrique), the Senegalese Agency for Rural Electrification (ASER-Agence Sénégalaise d'Electrification rurale), the National Agency for Renewable Energy (ANER), and Senelec.

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