ASER300.

Together with ASER (Agence Sénégalaise d‘Électrification Rurale) and GAUFF Engineering, OGE builds and delivers 
Mini-Grids to rural regions where people don‘t have access to electricity yet. Installation and commissioning of the systems is carried out by Off-Grid Africa.

The Senegalese state is aiming to achieve comprehensive access to electricity for all its citizens by 2025. The majority of this electricity is to be generated from renewable energies. For rural areas in Senegal in particular, electrification is an important step towards sustainable and environmentally friendly economic and social development.

In the ASER300 project, a PV system of 15 up to 90 kWp with LFP battery storage is installed per village. Additionally provided are: Distribution networks comprising a total of around 840 km of lines; 25,000 masts and 3,600 LED lanterns for street lighting; 24,000 house connections including five sockets and five LED lamps in each connected household and further equipment for the productive use of energy, such as refrigerators, water pumps and grain mills.

To achieve this, a number of private and public, German and Senegalese stakeholders were brought together. As a first step, preliminary studies were carried out to determine the exact energy requirements for each village. On this basis, the plans for project implementation and logistics were developed. The actual installation work will then takes place simultaneously in several villages in order to keep to the ambitious schedule.