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Grande-Cote Renewable-Powered Desalination Plant

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Dakar, Senegal

Source: Morocco World News

Project
Planned

ACWA Power announced a large-scale seawater desalination project in West Africa to provide up to 400,000 cubic meters of drinking water per day to Dakar and surrounding areas in Senegal. The project is valued at $800 million and will operate entirely on renewable energy supplied by Senegal's national grid. It will be developed in two phases with the first financial closing expected by 2026 and ful

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial
Location
Dakar, Senegal
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Morocco World News

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The project “Grande-Cote Renewable-Powered Desalination Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Dakar, Senegal. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Morocco World News.

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2026-07-22

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ACWA Power announced a large-scale seawater desalination project in West Africa to provide up to 400,000 cubic meters of drinking water per day to Dakar and surrounding areas in Senegal. The project is valued at $800 million and will operate entirely on renewable energy supplied by Senegal's national grid. It will be developed in two phases with the first financial closing expected by 2026 and full commercial operation by 2031.

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Water

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Senegal

City

Dakar

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Morocco World News

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Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial

Article published date

2025-09-16

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