By RFPosted on 05-08-2019Modified on 05-08-2019 at 01:14
The Senegalese Electricity Company (Senelec) is in a bad situation. This is in any case what asserts the union of electricity workers, accusing the State of not honoring a debt of 247 billion CFA francs to this public company. For its part, Senelec refuses to dramatize the situation.
In Senegal, access to electricity goes through hydrocarbons, the price of which is capped by the State, in order to supply its power stations. This has created a budget hole in the accounts of the company, which is alarmed Habib Aïdara, the secretary general of the union of electricity workers.
" Recently, we had to do the accounts. The state owes us a slate of 247 billion. That's huge, it's almost Senelec's annual turnover. If measures are not taken, certainly, from next week, we will go to significant load shedding . "
Here, everyone has in mind the riots of electricity in 2011, while the load shedding was daily. At Senelec, we want to be reassuring. " We are absolutely not today in the beginnings of an accentuated shedding. We are in a fairly loose position with a company that normally operates with outstanding amounts, debts, customers who owe money and who owe money to its suppliers. All this for me is everyday, "says Hamidoune Diagne, head of communication of the company.
Electricity continues, it has a cost. And even for Momar Ndao, president of the Senegalese consumer association, we must make an effort on all sides. " Since we recently got a 10% drop in the price of electricity, it would be reasonable to have a small adjustment to make the business work. "
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