Energy transition: What makes the first JETP investment in Senegal significant

Bärbel Kofler, parliamentary state secretary at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, is visiting Senegal this week. On Tuesday, she will join the Senegalese government in laying the cornerstone for a battery storage facility. The project marks the first investment under the multibillion-euro JETP program.

31. March 2026
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Senegalese President Macky Sall inaugurate a solar power plant in Diass, Senegal. (picture alliance/dpa | Michael Kappeler)

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Last updated: 16. April 2026