Serengeti Energy
Serengeti Energy Ltd.
Dakar, Senegal
About
Serengeti Energy is a renewable energy company headquartered in Dakar, Senegal specializing in Solar, Hydro, Energy Storage.
Serengeti Energy is an independent renewable energy company that develops, builds, owns and operates solar PV, battery energy storage and hydropower plants across sub-Saharan Africa. It is domiciled in Mauritius with regional offices in Nairobi, Cape Town and Dakar. The company follows an integrated model from early development through EPC-style main contracting, operation and maintenance, and asset management, and states that its activities follow IFC Performance Standards.
Headquarters
Focus areas
Products & services
Business models
Value chain
Service areas (1)
Renewable energy development, ownership and operation
Develops, builds, owns and operates solar PV, battery energy storage and hydropower plants, selling power under long-term PPAs with creditworthy off-takers.
Locations
Headquarters
Almadies, derrière Dakar City, en face du Siège de la Banque Mondiale, Dakar, Senegal
Operating locations (3)
- ABC Towers, 4th Floor, Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
- KOFISI Kaskazi, 9th Floor, General Mathenge Drive, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
- 20 Vineyard Rd, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
Service regions
Projects
10Sol Plaatje Hydropower Plant
Run-of-river hydropower plant built into the existing concrete of Sol Plaatje dam on the Ash river, with a single horizontal Kaplan turbine-generator; power evacuated at 11kV to the grid.
Nyamwamba I Hydropower Plant
Hydropower plant on the Nyamwamba River with three horizontal Francis turbines; power fed to the national grid at 33kV via Nkenda substation.
Nyamwamba II Hydropower Plant
Hydropower plant upstream of Nyamwamba I on the Nyamwamba River with two horizontal Francis turbines; power fed to the national grid at 33kV via Nkenda substation.
Stortemelk Hydropower Plant
Compact hydropower plant built into the existing concrete at Botterkloof Dam on the Ash river, fed by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project; vertical Kaplan turbine-generator, power evacuated at 22kV.
Mpanga Hydropower Plant
Hydropower plant at Mpanga Falls on the Mpanga River with three horizontal Francis turbines, evacuating power through a 33kV line.
Rwaza 2.7MW Hydropower Plant
Hydropower plant drawing water from the Mukungwa River through a weir, with two horizontal Francis turbines; power evacuated at 30kV to Mukungwa substation.
Baoma I Solar PV Plant
First IPP solar PV plant of its kind in Sierra Leone, with panels on single-axis trackers, string inverters and a medium voltage smart transformer station, connected to the Bo-Kenema grid at 33kV.
Merino Hydropower Plant
Run-of-river hydropower plant on the Ash river upstream of Sol Plaatje, with a single horizontal Kaplan turbine; power evacuated at 22kV.
Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme run-of-river hydropower plant
Run-of-river hydropower plant on the Ash River within the Lesotho Highlands Water Scheme, expected to generate 30 GWh per year, wheeled via the Eskom grid and traded by Etana to Growthpoint Properties commercial buildings.
Nkhotakota I Solar PV Plant
Solar PV plant with over 59,000 panels on single-axis trackers, 132 string inverters and 4 medium voltage smart transformer stations, connected to the Malawi National Grid through a 66kV substation.