VINCI Energies, a global player in concessions, energy and construction, has secured an EU€200mn (approx. US$218mn) contract with Senelec, the state-owned electrical company of Senegal, to build electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure across the country
According to VINCI, it will take around three years to complete the contract which will involved the delivery of 1,350 km of high-voltage overhead and underground transmission lines which will connect several thousand homes. Eight very-high-voltage transformer stations will also be built and the grid management system will be enhanced through various means (such as an additional interface to remotely manage operations and detect defects in the power lines).
The significant contract is part of a wider programme to expand Senegal’s transmission and distribution grid in a bid to strengthen its energy capacity by 2026, ultimately moving towards universal access to electricity.
More than 1,000 employment opportunities will be unlocked in the fulfilment of the VINCI contract and local teams will receive training from VINCI French and Moroccan subsidiaries.
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