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Appearing on the programme En Vérité on 3 May 2026, the minister unveiled a plan to add a further 1,250 megawatts to the grid by 2027, representing an increase of nearly two-thirds on the country's current capacity, estimated at around 1,902 MW. With a national electricity access rate of 84%, Senegal is making progress towards universal energy access, yet more than 30 % of rural communities remain disconnected from the grid. As part of the Just Energy Transition Partnership, Senegal has committed to bold reforms to increase renewable. They involve building 1,350 km of high-voltage and very-high-voltage overhead and underground t ansmission lines to connect several thousand homes. The Minister for Energy, Petroleum and Mines, Birame Souleye Diop, has announced an unprecedented acceleration of the national energy strategy.

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