- Fonroche Energy has secured $133 million to provide solar streetlights across streets in Senegal.
- The streetlights will become operational in 2023.
Fonroche Energy has secured a $133 million contract for the provision of 67,000 solar street lights across 256 localities in Senegal. The deployment will begin in October, with 1200 units a week.
The contract, signed with the Senegalese Ministry of Finance & Budget, forms part of strategic plans led by the country’s National Agency for Renewable Energy (ANER) in conjunction with the Ministry of Petroleum & Energies. Financing is provided by French banks BPI France and Société Générale via the Senegalese government.
The streetlights will be seven meters high with a solar panel affixed and a battery to store excess power generated, modulated by a smart control software system to see that lighting cycles are reliably sustained throughout the night.