The Diass Power Station (French: Centrale solaire de Diass) is a 23 MW (31,000 hp) solar power plant in Senegal. The power station was commissioned on 22 May 2022 by the President of Senegal Macky Sall and his guest Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany. The solar farm is owned and operated by Société nationale d'électricité du Sénégal (Senelec), the national public electricity utility parastatal company. The power station was constructed with loan financing from the German Development Bank. Senelec integrates the energy from this renewable energy source into the Senegalese national electricity grid.[1][2]
| Diass Solar Power Station | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Senegal |
| Location | Diass, M'bour Department, Thiès Region |
| Coordinates | 14°39′10″N 17°06′11″W / 14.65278°N 17.10306°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 22 May 2022 |
| Construction cost | €20 Million |
| Owner | Senelec |
| Operator | Senelec |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 40 hectares (99 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Units planned | 85248 |
| Nameplate capacity | 23 MW (31,000 hp) |
Location
editThe power station is located on a 40 hectares (99 acres) piece of land in the settlement of Diass (also Ndiass), in M'bour Department, in the Thiès Region of Senegal.[1] This is approximately 54 kilometres (34 mi), by road, southeast of Dakar, the national capital and largest city in that country.[3] The geographical coordinates of the Diass Solar Farm are:14°39'10.0"N, 17°06'11.0"W (Latitude:14.652778; Longitude:-17.103056).[4]
Overview
editIn May 2022, Senegal's installed generation capacity was reported as 1,555 MW. At that time, the majority of electricity sources were from non-renewable fossil-fuel, with solar accounting for only 112 MW. This power station is part of the national plan to diversify the country's generation mix.[1]
The solar park comprises 85,248 photovoltaic modules, eight inverters and sixteen transformers. High voltage transmission wires transmit the energy to a Senelec substation in Kael, where the energy is integrated into the national grid.[2]
Funding
editThe power station is reported to have cost €20 million to construct. KfW of Germany loaned a portion of that total to the government of Senegal.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Jean Marie Takouleu (27 May 2022). "Senegal: The Diass solar power plant (23 MWp) officially comes into service". Afrik21.africa. Paris, France. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Le Quotidien (23 May 2022). "Energy – Senegalese-German cooperation: A new photovoltaic power plant built in Diass". Lequotidien.sn. Dakar, Senegal. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Distance Between Dakar, Senegal And Diass Solar Power Station, Senegal With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Location of Diass Solar Power Station, Senegal" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 May 2022.