List of power stations in Senegal

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This article lists all power stations in Senegal. In 2012, 85 percent of Senegal's energy came from oil and diesel-fired plants, 11 percent from hydroelectric power and 3 percent from gas.

Thermal

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! Thermal power station

! Community

! Coordinates

! Fuel type

! Capacity

! Completed

! Owner

! Notes

Dakar C1 Thermal Power Station[http://www.mbendi.com/indy/powr/af/sn/p0005.htm Overview of Electrical Power In Senegal]

| Dakar

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| Diesel

| 9 MW

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| Senelec

|

Dakar C2 Thermal Power Station

| Dakar

|

| Coal

| 86.2 MW

|

| Senelec

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Dakar C3 Thermal Power Station

| Dakar

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| Coal

| 148 MW

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| Senelec

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Dakar C4 Thermal Power Station

| Dakar

|

| Coal

| 95 MW

|

| Senelec

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Dakar C5 Thermal Power Station

| Dakar

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| Coal

| 12 MW

|

| Senelec

|

Ndar Thermal Power Station

| Ndar

|

| Coal

| 7.2 MW

|

| Senelec

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Kahone Thermal Power Station

| Kaolack

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| Coal

| 102 MW[http://www.wartsila.com/en/press-releases/wartsila-to-expand-two-power-plants-in-senegal Built In 2006, Expanded To 102 Megawatts In 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230185936/http://www.wartsila.com/en/press-releases/wartsila-to-expand-two-power-plants-in-senegal |date=2011-12-30 }}

| 2006

| Senelec/[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015140/http://www.wartsila.com/en/Home Wartsila]

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Boutoute Thermal Power Station

| Ziguinchor

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| Coal

| 14 MW

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| Senelec

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Tambacounda Thermal Power Station

| Tambacounda

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| Coal

| 6 MW[http://www.mbendi.com/indy/powr/af/sn/p0005.htm Capacity At Tambacounda Is 6 Megawatts]

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| Senelec

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Bel Air Thermal Power Station

| Hann Bel-Air, Dakar

| {{coord|14.7102|N|17.4350|W|name=Bel Air Thermal Power Station}}

| Coal

| 102 MW

| 2005[http://www.wartsila.com/en/press-releases/wartsila-to-expand-two-power-plants-in-senegal Bel Air Power Station Constructed In 2005, Upgraded To 102MW In 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230185936/http://www.wartsila.com/en/press-releases/wartsila-to-expand-two-power-plants-in-senegal |date=2011-12-30 }}

| Senelec/[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015140/http://www.wartsila.com/en/Home Wartsila]

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Sendou Thermal Power Station

| Sendou

| {{coord|14.6939|N|17.2336|W|name=Sendou Thermal Power Station}}

| Coal

| 125 MW

|

| [Nordic Power Sweden and Local Senegalese Minorities]

| Completed and in talks for gas conversion

Wind

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! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"| Wind farm

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"| Community

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"| Coordinates

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"| Capacity

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"| Year completed

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"| Owner

! style="background-color:#ABCDEF;"| Notes

Taiba N'Diaye Wind Power Station

| Taiba N'Diaye

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|158.7 MW

|2020

|Lekela

|Operational{{cite web| date=24 February 2020 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-senegal-energy-windfarm-trfn/senegal-opens-west-africas-first-big-wind-farm-in-push-for-renewables-idUSKCN20I2CS |title=Senegal opens West Africa's first big wind farm in push for renewables |access-date=26 September 2020 |publisher=Thomson Reuters Foundation |author=Nellie Peyton | place=London}}

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