Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables

(Reuters, 24 Feb 2020) With the wind farm, Senegal will get 30% of its energy from clean sources, in a push to cut its dependence on fossil fuels

DAKAR, Feb 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Senegal inaugurated the first large-scale wind farm in West Africa on Monday, a facility that will supply nearly a sixth of the country's power when it reaches full capacity later this year.

With the wind farm, Senegal will get 30% of its energy from renewable sources, which has been a goal of President Macky Sall.

"The energy mix we have today allows us to move past our dependence on petrol," said Papa Mademba Biteye, director-general of Senelec, the national electricity company, at an inauguration ceremony in the rural community of Taiba N'Diaye.

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Reuters, 24 Feb 2020: Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables