Senegal eyes Bitcoin mining as it restructures its debt

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12, 2026 Senegal has a debt problem and an electricity problem. Interest in Bitcoin mining is now growing in the country, and the pitch is simple: turn power nobody is using into dollars at a moment when dollars are exactly what the government needs.

Dakar is in the middle of renegotiating its external debt, and a Bitcoin mining pilot cleared by the Prime Minister’s Office lands squarely inside that process. A pilot project meets a debt crunch The Prime Minister’s Office approved a Bitcoin mining pilot on or around September 14, 2026.

The stated goal is to use stranded renewable energy to support rural electrification. Bitcoin miners act as a buyer of last resort for surplus power. Informal discussions on October 12, 2026, pointed to a link between rising Bitcoin mining interest in Senegal and the country’s debt restructuring push.