Sendou power station — Senegal

Sendou power station is a 125 MW gas power station in Dakar, Senegal. It ranks #7 of 21 Senegal power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.3% of Senegal's electricity; the national grid averages 540 gCO₂/kWh (19.8% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_sendou_senega.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 125 MW, Sendou power station is around the median gas plant in Senegal (120 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest gas power plant of 6 in Senegal by capacity.

Senegal has 6 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 771 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Kepco Sendou power station · Coal · 250 MW · Dakar
• Kounoune power station · Oil · 67.5 MW · Dakar
• Cap des Biches (engine) power station · Gas · 86 MW · Dakar
• Gallen Cement power station · Coal · 30 MW · Thiès
• Karpowership (Senegal) Aysegul Sultan power station · Gas · 235 MW · Dakar
• Bel-Air C6 power station · Gas · 90 MW · Dakar

Location

Coordinates 14.686988, -17.213926 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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