Gambia's National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has issued a tender to select companies to conduct feasibility studies to assess the country's potential for solar and hybridized PV projects in mini-grids and close to existing power plants. Contact online >>
Gambia''s National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has issued a tender to select companies to conduct feasibility studies to assess the country''s potential for solar and hybridized PV projects in mini-grids and close to existing power plants.
Gambia''s power utility National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has launched a request for expressions of interest to select companies to provide assistance in conducting feasibility studies for the viability of three different types of solar project across the country: grid-connected PV projects; hybridized PV projects with existing power plants; and off-grid PV installations.
The feasibility studies will be financed by the World Bank, with additional funds coming from the Gambia Electricity Support Project, whose aim is to increase the availability and reliability of electricity supply for existing customers in the Great Banjul Area (GBA); Gambia''s westernmost region, suffering continuous shortages in the supply of water and electricity.
The project also intends to help NAWEC improve its generation capacity and efficiency at the existing Kotu and Brikama thermal power plants located in the GBA, and to modernize the local transmission and distribution network. The country''s electricity network consists mainly of mini-grids, which the government hopes to improve by making them into hybrid mini-grids integrated with renewable energy generation capacity.
The small African country, which still relies heavily on oil for its transport and power sector, has drafted a Renewable Energy Act in 2013, after the Ministry of Energy of the Gambia completed a Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) with the support of the International Renewable Agency (IRENA) and the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
The legislation would include in theory simplified administrative and grid-connection procedures, fiscal breaks and other incentives (FITs and PPAs) for solar and renewable energies. According to IRENA, however, inadequate financial, human and institutional resources are preventing these plans from being implemented.
In late February, the African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a $1 million grant to the government of Gambia for implementation of a program to facilitate private investments in green mini grids through the creation of an enabling policy, institutional and regulatory framework, as well as direct support to project development and financing.
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Transforming The Gambia Electricity Sub-sector: Strategic Roadmap 2021-2040
The regional and global energy landscape is ever-evolving, necessitating the need to update the Gambia''s high-level energy sector plans and strategies to account for new market realities and opportunities. The 2021 update of the strategic electricity roadmap exemplifies the Gambia government''s drive and commitment to modernizing the electricity sub-sector by building on the gains achieved over so many decades, but also to capitalize on the opportunity for low-cost imports available in the emerging West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) regional electricity market, and the falling costs of renewable technologies, particularly solar PV, which is identified as one of the least cost renewable energy technologies in The Gambia.
The strategic roadmap projects the electricity demand up to 2040, and establishes the medium and long-term investment requirements in generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure necessary to meet the national electricity demand forecast while meeting specific sector policy objectives such as the President''s ambitious target for universal electricity access by 2025, increased domestic generation, low-cost import and export possibilities, and the systematic deployment of renewable energy in the electricity generation mix.
The roadmap represents the strategic masterplan for the electricity sub-sector that is fully consistent with the energy policy and macroeconomic, investment and climate-related policies of the government of The Gambia and embodies the high-level vision of the Government for the development of the sector over the next 20 years.
The successful implementation of the roadmap will require collaborative efforts from the government and all national stakeholders, institutional strengthening, and a holistic and efficient coordination of development partner''s interventions in the energy sector. This will be supported by public and private sector participation, utility reforms and a robust regulatory framework reinforced by effective and consistent policies.
The full document of the Strategic Roadmap 2021-2040 is available on the download link under publications: https://
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hosted a validation workshop on the energy efficiency Law(bill) on May 18th 2023 at Tamala Beach Hotel. This workshop brought together relevant stakeholders from various ministries and organizations to discuss and dissect the bill.
Energy is a vital ingredient for the socioeconomic development of any country. Cognizant of this, the government of The Gambia, over the past years has been making significant efforts to provide reliable, adequate, affordable and sustainable energy services to its people. The successful implementation of the Energy efficiency bill is of great importance and a priority to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and to all stakeholders.
The formulation of the Energy efficiency bill is supported by World Bank Group and drafted by consultants from the Economic Consulting Associates (ECA) through the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to develop and implement a comprehensive energy efficiency program for the country.
In the opening ceremony Mr. Matarr Touray, an Energy Specialist from World Bank, spoke on the numerous benefits of energy efficiency especially with the changing electricity tariffs and fluctuating exchange rates. Mr. Touray stated "The law has been developed to inherently feature local context and the development of a robust institutional framework to address pertinent issues as it relates to energy efficiency, these include issues of gender mainstreaming, financing mechanisms and data to ensure that the bill is adequately and appropriately imbedded within the sector".
In her opening remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Mrs Amie Njie Joof illuminated on the inefficient use of energy in our day to day lives, like leaving lights and air conditioners on in empty rooms, inefficient practices like these need to be curbed to ensure sustainable use of electricity.
The Permanent Secretary highlighted on the fact that resources are scares and that electricity is not provided to every community in the country, has resulted in the formulation of the policy on energy efficiency and conservation, which promotes the efficient and wise use of energy by every user, to save energy for use by others. As the saying goes, "energy saved is energy produced".
PS Njie also added that "since the promulgation of policies on energy efficiency and conservation as part of the National Energy Policy, numerous activities have been carried out on energy efficiency and conservation throughout the country. Other activities include sensitization on energy efficiency and conservation, replacement of incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs and the promotion and distribution of improved cookstoves and rolling out the National Framework for Leapfrogging to Energy Efficient and Climate Friendly air Conditioners and Refrigerators Project. This project is intended to enhance energy efficiency in the country and ultimately reduce greenhouse gas emissions".
The Permanent Secretary in her conclusion indicated that the Energy Efficiency Bill once enacted into law, will serve as the bedrock for the country''s energy management system in the country.
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