French utility Engie has sealed a partnership deal with ANER, Senegal's national renewables agency, to accelerate development of the west African country's clean-energy sector.

The multi-stage agreement will lead off with the planned installation of 11,000 residential rooftop PV packages in the capital city of Dakar, before stepping up with deployment of market energy performance contracts for industrial operators as part of a push to balance the Senegalese electrical system.