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128 MW Sambangalou Hydopower plant

Generation
Description
The project envisages the construction of a dam on the River Gambia at Kedougou in Senegal with a capacity of 128 MW and potential yield of 394 GWh per annum.
Objective
To reduce the power supply deficit of OMVG Member countries and augment the component of renewable energy in the regional energy mix
Project Status
The project is currently being developed within the framework of a partnership with the consortium SAMVA (VINCI CONSTRUCTION GRANDS PROJETS – VINCI CONSTRUCTION TERRASSEMENT – ANDRITZ Hydro). Through a phased financing scheme, the pre-investment studies for the project have been updated and the contract for project implementation was signed on December 2, 2020. The various Transaction Advisory support for the project was facilitated by NEPAD-IPPF, EU-A ITF and FAPA. The commissioning of the project is envisaged in 2025.
Useful Information
Funding Secured (US$)2 575 000
Funding Gap (US$)-
Funding SourcesNEPAD-IPPF, FAPA, EU-A ITF
Implementation
Funding Secured (US$)388 318 480
Funding Gap (EUR)-
Funding SourcesConsortium SAMVA (VINCI CONSTRUCTION GRANDS PROJETS – VINCI CONSTRUCTION TERRASSEMENT – ANDRITZ Hydro)