On April 29, 2025, a floating power plant operated by Türkiye's Karpowership began generating electricity using liquefied natural gas (LNG) off the coast of Dakar, Senegal.
The national electric utility of Senegal, Senelec, has signed a 20-year CCA with Infinity Power for a battery energy storage project.
Will West African Development Bank finance a solar and storage project?
Last month, Energy-Storage.news reported on the West African Development Bank (BOAD) approving a US$24 million loan for a solar and storage project with 45MWh BESS while in July a co-located project with a 20MWh BESS claimed to be the first dedicated to frequency regulation in the region was financed.
Who owns Masdar energy?
Masdar also owns UK developer Masdar Arlington Energy. Construction on the BESS will start in early 2024 and is expected to be completed and operational in 2025, and will be among the largest such projects in West Africa. It will provide ancillary services like frequency regulation, reactive power and energy charging and discharging.