Baseline Study for the Senegal Power Compact

Currently, economic growth in Senegal is constrained by this high energy cost and inadequate access. The Power Compact includes activities designed to overcome some of the challenges that persist in the country’s energy sector. 

• The Modernizing and Strengthening of Senelec Transmission network project’s objective is to provide quality electricity from available low-cost sources for Senelec to meet the growing demand on the interconnected network in Senegal. It will build a 225 kV transmission loop and related infrastructure in the urban area of Dakar, upgrade or replace critical transformers, and add spinning reserves to address network stability issues.
• The Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural and Peri urban areas project’s objective is to increase the supply of and demand for quality electricity in rural and peri-urban areas of Senegal. It will build about 660 km of MV distribution lines, sustain and increase electricity demand through connection of new clients, education campaigns, etc., and strengthen the 30 kV network to reduce technical losses and outages.
• The Power Sector Enabling Environment and Capacity Development project’s objective is to create an enabling environment to improve the financial viability of, and to ensure good governance in, the power sector, with the intent of improving the quality and quantity of the electricity supply. It will establish a legal and regulatory framework for the electricity sector, provide capacity building for the Electricity Sector Regulation Commission, and strengthen Senelec’s commercial, financial, operational and environment performance.

Mathematica is collecting comprehensive baseline data for MCA-Senegal II, which is administering the activities of the Power Compact in Senegal. The data will lay the groundwork to measure changes in outputs and outcomes of the project activities and to attribute those changes to the interventions. The baseline data collection activities will span over three phases.

• Phase I data collection activities include: 1) electricity customer telephone survey with with 1500 households and 1250 businesses, 2) qualitative institutional stakeholder interviews, 3) regulatory assessment, and 4) administrative data collection. 
• The Phase II data collection activities will include: 1) rural electrification operators survey, 2) interior wiring service providers survey, 3) electric appliances supply survey, 4) electricity access survey with 1500 households and 1000 businesses in 6 rural regions including southern Senegal, and 5) analysis of geospatial data. 
• Phase III data collection activities will include seven (7) rounds of 1) high frequency telephone follow up survey with electricity customers from Phase I, and 2) high frequency telephone follow up access survey with households and businesses from Phase II.