In recent years, China's new energy industry has flourished. The "new three"—electric passenger vehicles (new energy vehicles), lithium batteries, and solar cells—have gained wide popularity worldwide, injecting strong momentum into the global green and low-carbon transition. China-Africa cooperation in green energy continues to deepen, with Chinese wind power and photovoltaic products exported overseas, helping developing countries obtain clean, reliable, and affordable energy. With Senegal as a representative case, bilateral green cooperation is accelerating and taking root.

　　Recently, BYD held its first brand launch event in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, officially introducing the electric model "Yuan PLUS" to the Senegalese market. The model features strong range, advanced technology, reliable service, reasonable pricing, and low maintenance costs, and can effectively address local traditional vehicles' dependence on oil imports and air pollution problems. The introduction of this model provides the Senegalese people with more environmentally friendly, efficient, and intelligent mobility options, and has received widespread attention and welcome from local consumers. To date, BYD new energy vehicles have reached nine African countries, including South Africa, Morocco, and Tunisia. In the future, BYD will continue to deepen its layout in the African market and support the green development of the African continent.

　　Chinese new energy products are gradually entering ordinary households in Senegal. For example, most of the solar street lights across the country use products from China. In addition, due to insufficient storage conditions, Senegal suffers significant annual losses of vegetables and fruits. Chinese enterprises have already discussed with Senegalese companies the construction of solar-powered cold storage facilities for vegetables and fruits to reduce agricultural losses and increase farmers' incomes.

　　China-Senegal cooperation in the new energy industry continues to deepen. Chinese enterprises have undertaken the construction in Dakar of Africa's ** bus rapid transit (BRT) system using pure electric buses, with all 121 18-meter pure electric buses manufactured in China. The 20 stations and maintenance bases built by Chinese enterprises are also equipped with China-made photovoltaic systems.

　　Cooperation on power infrastructure construction effectively promotes local green transition and sustainable development. Power supply in Senegal is uneven between urban and rural areas, and power shortages in rural areas severely constrain the production and daily life of rural residents. Chinese companies have participated in rural off-grid power generation project plans, building solar off-grid photovoltaic power stations, along with supporting low-voltage transmission networks and services, in rural areas without grid access, thereby providing power infrastructure and electricity for daily life, solving power coverage problems, and equipping some villages with production equipment such as water pumps and oil presses to promote rural development. If the projects are implemented smoothly, they will increase the share of new energy generation, raise electrification rates in remote rural areas, and create jobs in remote areas.

　　China helps guarantee Senegal's new energy supply. Senegal has urgent needs in power and infrastructure, and abundant local sunlight resources are conducive to developing photovoltaic and other new energy projects. In June this year, Senegal's new government released an energy transition strategy report, emphasizing first a diversified energy mix using domestic natural gas and renewable energy to ensure Senegal's energy security and sovereignty, while also responding to international commitments to combat climate impacts by increasing the development and utilization of renewable energy. The goal is to achieve 40% new energy in the energy mix by 2030, 9 percentage points higher than the current level (31%). In recent years, Chinese enterprises have begun investing in and building photovoltaic power plants in Senegal, and the scale continues to expand. Feasibility studies for the second-phase photovoltaic storage project have begun, showing good prospects for cooperation. Some Chinese enterprises investing in Senegal are preparing to build solar power plants for their own use while reducing environmental pollution from heavy oil power generation. Chinese enterprises are also studying the installation of solar panels along completed highways to generate power for their own use or for farmers along the routes.

　　Senegal has unique favorable conditions for developing the new energy industry. In the power sector, Africa is rich in hydropower, solar, wind, and light resources: the Sahara Desert is located near the equator, offering unparalleled natural conditions for photovoltaic power generation; Africa's long coastline gives it obvious advantages in offshore wind power resources. After years of accumulation and development, China's new energy industry has mature technologies and has implemented hundreds of clean energy generation and grid projects in Africa, many of which have become landmark local clean energy development projects, including the De Aar Wind Power Station in South Africa, the Garissa Solar Power Station in Kenya, and the Nyabarongo II Hydropower Station in Rwanda. China's production technology advantages complement Africa's natural resource endowments, and cooperation between the two sides serves their respective interests. It is believed that through South-South cooperation, the Belt and Road Initiative, and other opportunities, cooperation between China and African countries including Senegal in the new energy field will surely achieve win-win results.

　　The African continent is a vast, rich, and vibrant land full of enormous development potential and opportunities. Senegal's Minister of Economy, Planning, and Cooperation Abdourahmane Sarr said that Senegal is willing to strengthen coordination with China and expand cooperation in the new energy field.

　　This year is a major year for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). As an effective mechanism and platform for collective dialogue and practical cooperation between China and Africa, FOCAC has become a model for South-South cooperation and international cooperation with Africa. Mutually beneficial win-win cooperation between China and Africa in the new energy field further enriches the substance of FOCAC and has become a new highlight and growth pole of China-Africa cooperation. Under the FOCAC framework, China and Senegal will continue to deepen cooperation on high-quality new energy capacity, help local development of the new energy industry, achieve energy transition, benefit the people, and open up a brighter future for China-Senegal cooperation.