Hassanein Hiridjee's Axian Energy reaches financial close on West Africa's largest solar and battery storage project in Senegal's Casamance region
Billionaires Africa | 03.04.2026 17:04
Axian Energy, the renewable energy subsidiary of Hassanein Hiridjee's Madagascar-based AXIAN Group, has reached financial close on the NEA Kolda project in Senegal, a 60MW solar farm combined with a 72MWh battery energy storage system that is described as the largest solar-plus-storage facility in West Africa. The close was announced on April 2, 2026.