Solar, our business for 30 years.
Solene builds and commissions large-scale solar power plants, and equips businesses, homes and off-grid sites in thirteen West African countries.
Successor to Tenesol Afrique de l'Ouest, a subsidiary of Total and EDF
- years of solar experience in West Africa
- 30
- installations completed
- 1,000+
- companies: Senegal, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali
- 4
- countries covered in West Africa
- 13
From large solar plants to the village, the same standards.
We build large-scale power plants and equip businesses, homes and off-grid sites, with the same teams and the same methods.
Solar power plants
Construction and commissioning of large-scale solar power plants.
DiscoverBusinesses & industry
Rooftop, carport or ground-mounted plants to cut your electricity bill and secure your operations.
- Industry and agribusiness
- Hotels and holiday resorts
- Shops and shopping centres
- Offices and headquarters
Homes
Solar panels, batteries and solar water heaters for your home.
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Off-grid & pumping
Solar pumping, remote sites, rural electrification and street lighting: our original expertise.
DiscoverFour companies, thirteen countries.
Solene Afrique de l'Ouest, from its Dakar head office, and its subsidiaries in Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali deploy technicians and logistics close to your sites.
Solene Afrique de l'Ouest
Countries covered : Senegal · Mauritania · The Gambia · Guinea-Bissau
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Expertise born in the Sahel, with Tenesol.
Solene continues the work of Tenesol Afrique de l'Ouest, a subsidiary of Total and EDF set up in Dakar in 1997. The same trades, a new ambition.
- 1983
Roots in the Sahel
The group that would become Tenesol was founded to bring water to the Sahel: solar pumping and power for remote sites were its first businesses.
- 1997
Tenesol Afrique de l’Ouest in Dakar
A subsidiary of the Total and EDF groups, it equipped telecom towers, health centres, boreholes and villages across the region.
- 2012
SunPower West Africa
SunPower acquired Tenesol. The Dakar team carried on the business under the SunPower West Africa banner.
- Today
Solene Afrique de l’Ouest
Four companies, in Senegal, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali, covering thirteen countries. Solar for businesses at the heart of the activity, and the construction of large-scale power plants.
Construction and commissioning of solar plants.
Solene builds and commissions large-scale solar power plants, ground-mounted or rooftop, grid-connected or hybrid. Our teams follow the site through to energisation.
- Site preparation
- Construction
- Testing
- Commissioning
Cut your energy bill, secure your operations.
Rooftops, carports, ground-mounted systems, hybrid systems with batteries and generators: we size each installation on your actual bills and consumption.
A lower bill
Less electricity bought from the grid, less diesel burned by generators.
Protected operations
With storage, your critical equipment keeps running during power cuts.
A profitable investment
The savings pay back the installation, which then keeps producing for more than 25 years.
A visible commitment
A smaller carbon footprint, a tangible argument for your customers and partners.
A team dedicated to testing and commissioning.
Solene has built a team trained in electrical testing and equipped it with its own measuring instruments. It works on our own sites as well as for other companies, on ground-mounted plants as well as C&I installations.
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From design to maintenance, one team.
Whatever the size of the project, we support you at every step, and throughout the life of the installation.
- 01
Study & design
Needs assessment, site visit, choice of the most suitable solution.
- 02
Equipment supply
Modules, inverters, batteries, pumps: equipment selected to last.
- 03
Installation
Trained teams in Senegal, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali.
- 04
Commissioning
Testing, adjustments and handover on delivery.
- 05
Maintenance & after-sales
Follow-up of the installations throughout their lifetime.
A solar project? Let's talk.
Business, homeowner, local authority or power producer: our team in Dakar looks at your needs and proposes the right solution.