Senegal records nearly CFA1tn in electricity-access pledges

Friday 6th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Senegal has recorded nearly CFA1 trillion in financing pledges for its goal of universal electricity access by 2029, the African Development Bank reported on 4 November.

The commitments were announced at a Dakar roundtable on 6 October. Development partners pledged CFA181 billion and private businesses CFA817 billion, the bank said. The figures describe commitments, rather than disbursements or completed connections.

National access was 86.2% at the end of 2024, compared with 69.8% in rural areas. AfDB identified 6,471 localities, home to nearly one million people, still lacking electricity and not covered by an existing project.

The implementation plan includes grid extensions, solar mini-grids and stand-alone systems. Government and partners also agreed to improve least-cost planning, clean cooking, private participation and tracking of projects and commitments over the following twelve months.

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