Senegal has inaugurated the Walo Storage plant in Bokhol, the first battery energy storage facility in West Africa, combining 16 MW of solar capacity with 10 MW of lithium-ion battery storage. This innovative project, carried out in partnership with Africa Ren, marks a major step in the national energy transition and. Senegal has begun commercial operations at a new solar energy facility that combines photovoltaic power with lithium-ion battery storage, the first of its kind in West Africa, as the country of over 18 million people moves to strengthen its electricity grid. Battery storage is technically and economically more competitive than conventional spinning reserve technologies. In order to complement and intensify our local impact, Walo.