Established by Law 98-06 of 28 January 1998 of 14 April 1998, the National Electricity Company of Senegal (Senelec) is a Société Anonyme (SA) with majority public participation.
In accordance with the provisions of this law relating to the electricity sector, Senelec is concerned with the production, transmission, distribution, purchase and wholesale and retail sale, import and export of energy. electric. It also handles all legal, civil, commercial, industrial, real estate and securities operations directly or indirectly related to the corporate purpose and all other related activities having a direct or indirect link with its main activities likely to favor its extension or His development.
Under the terms of the aforementioned law, Senelec is responsible for the development of production with the possibility of resorting to new production facilities of its own, to independent production. This recourse will be made within the framework of Calls for Tenders launched by the Regulatory Commission of the Electricity Sector (CRSE) with a view to receiving from Senelec and companies exercising or planning to carry out an electricity production activity. supply offers required.
Senelec has a capital of One hundred and seventy-five billion two hundred and thirty-six million three hundred and forty-four thousand (175,236,344,000) CFA Francs divided as follows:
Responsible for the identification, financing and production of new works on its perimeter, it operates with its only resources and must ensure the balance of its operating account.
The State ensures the regulation and the control of the sector for the search of the efficiency of the economic system considering the strategic position of the electric industry in the national economy through the Letter of Policy of the Development of the Sector of the Energy . The State performs these functions through the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) which is the administrative and technical supervision of the energy sector through the Energy Directorate and the Regulatory Commission of the Sector. of Energy (CRSE).
It is important to remember that since its creation in 1984, Senelec has been one of the most dynamic drivers of economic and social development in Senegal.
Thus, from 604 Gigawatt hours (GWH), in 1983, its sales increased to 1540 Gigawatt hours (GWH) in 2005. At the same time, the peak has increased from 99 MW to 343 MW and its installed capacity of 184 MW at 582.60 MW including 150 MW of private generation.
Today, the main challenge facing society is the financing of its development in a context characterized by the globalization of the global economy. To ensure the success of this enterprise, the Government of Senegal adopted, in 1998, a certain number of texts which envisage the liberalization of the sector around the following axes:
This recourse will be done within the framework of Calls for Proposals launched by CRSE in order to receive from Senelec and companies exercising or planning to carry out an electrical production activity the supply of required supplies.
The State provides regulation and control of the sector for the search for the efficiency of the economic system with regard to the strategic position of the electricity industry in the national economy.
