Development of the Pink Lake Urban Project – Dakar

Project: 

Horwath HTL, in partnership with Egis engineering group, was mandated by the Senegalese Government to provide a technical assistance for the development of the Pink Lake urban and tourist project (new town planned to host 300,000 inhabitants by 2030).

Horwath HTL’s intervention aimed at assisting the Senegalese Governement in developing a concept of new urban destination (7,000 hectares), based on high quality of life and harmony with nature and the surrounding exceptional landscape.

Overview:

Situated on the edge of the ocean, 40 km from the capital of the Dakar, the Pink Lake is currently a rural tourist destination, partly dedicated to artisan salt production and market gardening. This beautiful, arid and fragile landscape was beginning to be urbanized in an unplanned way, with the risk of jeopardizing the unique ecosystem of the place. The Senegalese government therefore decided to implement a masterplan for the development of the Pink Lake  destination, which will become a District of the Dakar metropolis by 2030. The new city will host over 300,000 inhabitants. This project is meant to become a  national example of urban operation, allowing tourism, services, agriculture, residential and other urban functions in a well-preserved environment.

Solution:

Based on market research in the tourism and residential sectors, Horwath HTL has programmed and studied the economic feasibility of building touristic, residential and leisure infrastructures in harmony with the territory and its traditional economic activities. The programmed components include, besides a residential programme, several hotels, a Golf resort, a spa resort, an equestrian pole, an aquapark, landscaped public spaces and facilities, an interpretation center, an animal park, and other leisure and lifestyle related facilities.

Completion:  Servicing works and operator selection will be carried out in the course of 2018.