Make Clean Energy Senegal’s Default

Senegal’s lighting up villages—let’s raise the bar.

What to know:

• Senegal is powering rural areas with solar and hybrids—time to retire diesel and embed bold clean targets.
• The Walo Storage project is West Africa’s first solar plant with battery backup—and it’s cutting out diesel dependence.
• Congratulate President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on the progress—and ask for clean energy goals in national climate plans.

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Senegal is lighting its rural communities through innovative solar and hybrid systems—showing how clean energy can be reliable and widespread. The country stands tall in West Africa for its electrification leadership.

The standout is the Walo Storage project in Bokhol—the region’s first hybrid solar and battery system that helps stabilize the grid and cuts roughly 26,600 tonnes of CO₂ emissions every year (the equivalent of taking over 18,000 cars off the road). It has created local jobs and brought clean, reliable power to communities 

But ambition isn’t enough—Senegal must push further by enshrining strong clean energy targets in national climate commitments and phasing out diesel power in rural areas. 

With President Faye’s leadership, Senegal can become Africa’s clean energy default—where every home, school, and farm is powered by green, reliable energy.