Former tourism and air transport minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, will replace Oumar Youm as minister for local government and rural development. Thierno Alassane Sall will replace Maimouna Ndoye Seck at the energy ministry, while Seck will take the role of tourism and air transport minister, media reported. Senegal has been taking steps towards improving the current state of the energy sector by diversifying its energy mix. This proposed coal-fired power plant was cancelled on December 12, 2019, as a result of the government's desire to comply with commitments made at COP21, known as the Paris Agreement, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Youm will now serve as the director in the office of the president, SpyGhana reported. The company represents Senegal in the West African Power Pool. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. Matam (Wolof: Mataam) is the capital town of the Matam Region in north-east Senegal, and lies on the Sénégal River on the border with Mauritania.In the census of 2002, Matam had 14,620 inhabitants. Lista orașelor din Senegal Its extensive know-how covers the entire energy value chain from production to consumption and from equipment level to information management and business model design. ContourGlobal will install Wartsila 18V46 high efficiency engines, a technology that has been used by ContourGlobal in Togo and Rwanda.
In 1996, the Upper Senegal River Valley, stretching from Matam to Diamou in Mali was cited as one of the poorest and most inaccessible regions in the western Sahel. [4] The company has 2,500 employees and 645,000 customers. Senelec - District De Matam. In May, Senelec, entered into a preliminary agreement with Qatar-based Nebras Power and Japanese power company Mitsui & Co, to build a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) regasification terminal and a 400MW gas power station. In 2007, according to official estimates, the population of the town had increased to 17,324. Matam has a hot desert climate (BWh) with little to no rainfall in all months except July, August and September. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Senelec was established in 1983 after the nationalization and merging of Électricité du Sénégal and Société sénégalaise de distribution d'électricité. [7], "A river of disease: Canada-backed dam contributes to 8,500 African deaths a year", "Senegal Receives $80 Million World Bank Loan for Power Upgrade", "Energie : Peut-on mieux faire avec ce que l'on a ? 4044, Dakar Actions Finance Sarl Point E, Dakar Ass Nationale Pour L'alphabetisation & La 102, Avenue Blaise Diagne, Dakar Plateau, Dakar [5], In 2006, Senelec got 88 billion CFA francs (US$185 million) of subsidies and its arrears alone amount to 1.5% of GDP. Senegalese budget minister Mamadou Makhtar Cisse has been appointed as the new head of Senelec. The deal was annulled by President Abdoulaye Wade in March 2000, and Hydro-Québec and Elyo withdrew from Senegal in January 2001.[3]. History. [1] In 1998, the Agency for Rural Electrification (ASER) and the Electricity Regulatory Board were split from Senelec and the company was put up for privatization. The power plant will instead run on natural gas. The engines will be coupled with a steam turbine technology known as ‘flexi-cycle’ to increase the generation capacity, thereby further reducing the cost of electricity.