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We intend to make a significant difference in the lives of millions of Senegalese by reducing electricity production costs by up to 50%, \u201dsaid Todd Abrajano, chief operating officer at USTDA.\nSenegal is set to become a major African producer of natural gas from 2023, when the giant gas field Grand Tortue Ahmeyim, straddling the maritime border with Mauritania, should be commissioned.\nSource Ecofin Agency\n","author":15,"featured_media":9263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","tags":[487,489,102,490],"location":[510],"class_list":["post-9262","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gas","tag-onshore","tag-pipeline","tag-united-states","location-senegal-en"],"short_url":"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2H4cyFD","have_related_news":null,"chapo":"To support Senegal's continued progress in the energy sector, the U.S. government is contributing $ 1.2 million to develop and expand the country's natural gas options.","media":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/119137409_2388764614765988_8085301432657195623_o-1-550x360.jpg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/119137409_2388764614765988_8085301432657195623_o-1-550x360.jpg 550w","sizes":"550px","alt":"","width":550,"height":360,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"media-news-header":{"src":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/119137409_2388764614765988_8085301432657195623_o-1.jpg","srcset":"https:\/\/www.ecomnewsmed.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/119137409_2388764614765988_8085301432657195623_o-1.jpg 1170w","sizes":"1170px","alt":"","width":1170,"height":658,"ratio":0.67,"credit_photo":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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