Context and Challenges<\/b> Beyond basic access, the <\/span>quality of electricity services<\/b> is highly uneven across areas. This affects not only households, but also <\/span>economic operators<\/b>, particularly <\/span>agropastoral processing units<\/b> (rice, fisheries, dairy, cereals, etc.), which struggle to grow due to <\/span>inadequate services<\/b>: low power supply, frequent outages, and unreliable infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, <\/span>firewood and charcoal<\/b> remain the main sources of cooking fuel\u2014used by 72% and 44% of households respectively\u2014despite intense pressure on <\/span>forest resources<\/b> in this Sahelian region.<\/span><\/p>\n Yet the region has <\/span>significant untapped energy potential<\/b>, particularly <\/span>solar<\/b> and <\/span>biomass<\/b> (agricultural residues, animal waste). 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<\/b>The regions of <\/span>Saint-Louis<\/b> and <\/span>Matam<\/b> are home to approximately <\/span>1.1 million<\/b> and <\/span>700,000<\/b> people respectively, with about half of the population living in rural areas. Although electrification rates are improving, <\/span>significant geographic disparities remain<\/b>. On average, <\/span>one in two rural households<\/b> in these regions still has <\/span>no access to electricity<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\nSupporting local energy access dynamics<\/h2>\n
<\/b>The <\/span>Renewable Energy Access Program (PAER)<\/b>, locally led by <\/span>Le Partenariat<\/a><\/strong> and the <\/span>Regional Development Agencies (ARDs)<\/b> of Saint-Louis and Matam, aims to <\/span>expand renewable energy solutions<\/b> in these regions for <\/span>households, economic actors, and farmers\u2019 organizations<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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<\/b>Geres has contributed to several components of the program:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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<\/span> Based on the success of this first site, the model has been replicated in <\/span>Mboumba<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Scaling up an energy access model for economic development<\/h2>\n
<\/b>Geres aims to expand this dynamic by <\/span>replicating the ZAE model<\/b> in other regions of Senegal. The goal is to support the <\/span>emergence of local solar mini-grid operators<\/b> dedicated to productive uses of energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n
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