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The national electric utility of Senegal, Senelec, has signed a 20-year CCA with Infinity Power for a battery energy storage project.
Infinity Power and Senelec have signed a 20-year Capacity Change Agreement (CCA) to provide 160MWh through a battery energy storage system (BESS). Image credit: Infinity Power
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.
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.
The system will enable Senelec to stabilise the nation’s electricity grid and pave the way for further renewable energy growth in Senegal. The project will be operated by Infinity Power’s Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye (PETN) windfarm, located approximately 70km north of Dakar.
The BESS will support Senelec in reducing its dependence on reserve capacity derived from thermal plants, with Senelec estimating that the BESS will save the grid an estimated $165 million over its operating life.
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