Climate Change Vulnerability Study for the Senegal Energy Sector

The Challenge

Senegal’s energy sector faces growing exposure to climate risks: flooding, droughts, and extreme weather events. These threaten electricity infrastructure and public services. Engie Impact, supporting the World Bank and national utilities under the PADAES program, needed a comprehensive vulnerability assessment to identify critical risks, evaluate resilience, and develop adaptation strategies for current and planned assets.

The Solution

IMDC delivered a country- and regional-level climate change and natural hazard assessment, mapping the most vulnerable areas and quantifying resilience for power generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure. We analyzed cost-benefit scenarios for adaptation measures at design, planning, and operational stages, and developed a climate resilience strategy. The project also included capacity building and knowledge exchange with local stakeholders to embed resilience practices in future projects.

The Impact

The study provided Senegal’s utilities and policymakers with actionable insights to safeguard energy infrastructure against climate threats. By integrating resilience into system planning and asset design, the project supports long-term reliability of electricity supply, strengthens public infrastructure resilience, and positions Senegal to meet its energy access and sustainability goals despite increasing climate pressures.