Évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) du parc éolien de Taïba N’Diaye au Sénégal

The SAVi assessment of the Taïba N’Diaye wind farm demonstrates that while traditional financial metrics may favor fossil fuels due to lower initial capital costs, the wind project provides superior societal value and lower long-term costs when climate risks and externalities are integrated. The wind farm is projected to generate 158.7 MW of electricity and create significantly more jobs with far lower lifecycle emissions than coal or HFO alternatives.

• The Taïba N’Diaye wind farm is projected to generate 158.7 MW of electricity once fully operational, with construction having commenced in January 2019.
• When accounting for climate risks and external effects, the wind farm's Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) is 43,266 francs CFA per MWh (74 USD), making it more affordable than coal (52,998 francs CFA/MWh or 91 USD) and significantly more attractive than HFO (155,728 francs CFA/MWh or 267 USD).
• The wind project outperforms fossil fuel alternatives in employment and emissions: it creates 66 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs per year compared to 15 for HFO and 11 for coal, and produces only 0.1 million tonnes of lifecycle CO2 emissions compared to 2.2 million for HFO and 6.1 million for coal.
• Traditional financial analysis (Scenario 0) shows a higher Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for coal (23.53%) than for the wind farm (12.17%) due to the wind project's capital expenditures being more than double those of coal. However, in Scenario 2, which includes climate risks and externalities, the Net Present Value (NPV) of the wind farm exceeds that of coal.

APA

Bassi, A. M., Casier, L., Pallaske, G., & Uzsoki, D. (n.d.). Évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) du parc éolien de Taïba N’Diaye au Sénégal. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/savi-senegal-ndiaye-wind-farm-brochure-fr.pdf

Chicago

Bassi, Andrea M., Liesbeth Casier, Georg Pallaske, and David Uzsoki. Évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) du parc éolien de Taïba N’Diaye au Sénégal. International Institute for Sustainable Development, n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/savi-senegal-ndiaye-wind-farm-brochure-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bassindvaluation, author = {Bassi, Andrea M. and Casier, Liesbeth and Pallaske, Georg and Uzsoki, David}, title = {{Évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) du parc éolien de Taïba N’Diaye au Sénégal}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/savi-senegal-ndiaye-wind-farm-brochure-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }