The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) last weekend approved the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) to bring a coal-fired power plant project in Senegal into compliance with Bank policies and procedures. The Sendou Coal Power Plant project in the West African nation was approved by the Boards of Director of the bank on 25 November 2009 with a loan of €49 million. In 2017, the AfDB received numerous community complaints, which led to the bank announcing it will review compliance eligibility of the project. As a reminder, the Sendou power station is a 125 megawatts (MW) coal-fired plant in Sendou, Senegal, being developed by Compagnie d’Electricité du Sénégal SA. The project is being developed on a “build, own, and operate” basis and targets to supply up to 40 per cent of Senegal’s electricity.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2019 14:15 UTC