In order to restore its economy, but above all its place on the development ramps, Senegal needs to reduce the price of energy, electricity in particular. And for that, he counts a lot on the domestic gas supply by GTA to make the power stations function, some of which have been converted from fuel to gas. “Nothing but this measure can regulate a lot of things”, declared yesterday the Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, during his meeting with the national private sector. However, the Sénégal is struggling to supply itself with its own gas, which forces it to import via the Senelec, while being a producer. This paradox and the economic costs that go with it seem to exasperate the Prime Minister who has decided to set an ultimatum to BP, the British multinational that exploits gas. “In 2026, we don’t want to go and pick up 9 cargoes of gas very far away to bring them to Senegal, while there is a lot of gas produced here.
He has a lot of money.
