Senegal Is Betting on Both Fossil Fuels and Renewables for Its Energy Boom

This month, Senegal announced it had struck oil at its first offshore project. This is just the latest of several new energy projects that the West African country is developing, with an energy mix that includes both fossil fuels and renewables. Following the recent expansion of its energy industry, Senegal is now catching the eyes of several international energy investors, particularly in China.  In Senegal, around 65 percent of the population has access to electricity, showing there is a long way to go to establishing energy security. Over…