$219 M deal inked to develop Senegal grid
The project is part of a wider programme to expand Senegal’s transmission and distribution grid.
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Senegal, Dakar: The project is part of a wider programme to expand Senegal’s transmission and distribution grid.
Senegal’s national electricity company Senelec and a subsidiary of French construction firm Vinci have signed a $219.5 million deal to build electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure. The project will be partially funded by French authorities. It will take 3 years to complete and it will involve the construction of 1350 km of high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage overhead and underground transmission lines, in a bid to connect thousands of homes.
The project will also see the construction of eight ultra -high-voltage substations. The grid management system will be enhanced with the addition of an interface to remotely manage operations and detect defects in the overhead and underground power lines.
It was reported that local teams will receive training with support from Vinci Energies’s French and Moroccan subsidiaries. The project is part of a wider programme to expand Senegal’s transmission and distribution grid, which aims to strengthen the country’s energy capacity by 2026 and bring universal access to electricity.
Source: ME Construction News