- The 158.7MW wind farm is the largest in West Africa.
- The farm is set for a 100MW expansion.
- The DFC and Lekela will fund the feasibility study.
Lekela, an African renewable energy company, has signed a grant agreement with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to fund a feasibility study for an extension to Senegal’s Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye (PETN) wind farm. With a target capacity of 100MW, the expansion would significantly increase the output of the 158.7MW wind farm.
Lekela and DFC will fund the feasibility study, which is expected to be completed in 15 months. The study will include a wind measurement campaign, a network study, an environmental impact study, and other on-site surveys in an area west of the existing wind farm.
PETN is West Africa’s largest wind farm, supplying 158.7MW of clean, renewable wind energy to over 2 million people. The farm comprises 46 Vestas wind turbines that provide clean energy to Senegal’s grid, increasing Senegal’s generation capacity by 15%. PETN is one of several wind farms built by Lekela – which has 1,300MW of wind power in operation, construction, and development – across Africa.