Financement du champ gazier Yakaar-Téranga : L’appel du DG de Petrosen aux assureurs et à la diaspora
Faced with the colossal challenge of financing the Yakaar-Téranga gas field, the general manager of Petrosen (National Petroleum Company of Senegal), Alioune Guèye, has launched an appeal for the mobilization of national capital.
Through the development of this field by Senegalese people and for Senegalese people, the country seeks to finance its future without relying exclusively on foreign majors. Petrosen's ambition is clear: to become the key operator and transform this gas into electricity accessible to all.
Located off the coast of Kayar, the Yakaar-Téranga field is a vast gas reserve. Estimates range between 27 and 32 Tcf (trillion cubic feet), representing a staggering potential of 32 trillion cubic feet.
According to the CEO of Petrosen, who provides a scale for these figures, a single Tcf would be enough to guarantee Senelec's self-sufficiency for 23 years at the current rate of consumption.
“Yakaar-Teranga is the sovereign project that will allow us to ensure Senegal’s development. Everyone knows that there can be no development without energy sovereignty. Energy is the primary factor of production. We are fortunate to have a field rich in between 27 and 32 Tcf (trillion cubic feet) of natural gas. Petrosen’s ambition is to be the operator of this gas field and to make it a successful gas-to-power strategy,” he declared on the sidelines of a workshop on insurance mechanisms in the extractive sector this Thursday.
To turn this dream into reality, Petrosen is counting on a financial package of US$3 to US$4 billion, or just over 2 trillion CFA francs, over three years (approximately 700 billion CFA francs per year). Senegal intends for this financing to be domestically generated.
To raise these funds, Petrosen is not turning to international development banks, but to the country's key players: national insurers and Senegalese citizens (both at home and in the diaspora). The CEO considers this objective realistic.
“Last year, the State financed its budget deficit to the tune of 1,800 billion CFA francs through public offerings (APE), and few Senegalese contributed. Imagine if all Senegalese took ownership of this project and insurers and the diaspora invested… I am calling on insurers, Senegalese people, and the diaspora to finance this project,” he concluded.
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