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Ex-minister Sarr puts his weight behind gas-fired power station

Samuel Sarr, former minister of energy and former director of Senelec. © Samuel Sarr l'Officiel/Facebook

Senegalese entrepreneur Samuel Sarr is determined to get the 300-MW plant near Dakar up and running. [...]

Published on 31/03/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Senegal
Ex-minister Sarr puts his weight behind gas-fired power station

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Samuel Sarr's power station project set to start production

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