The energy policy of the Republic of Senegal Ahmadou Saïd Ba To cite this version: Ahmadou Saïd Ba. The energy policy of the Republic of Senegal: Evaluation and Perspectives. 2018. hal-01956187 HAL Id: hal-01956187 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01956187 Preprint submitted on 15 Dec 2018 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Copyright Economie et Ingénierie Financière – Section Energie, Finance, Carbone – Domaine Energy Policies Université Paris Dauphine, PSL Research University The energy policy of the Republic of Senegal Evaluation and Perspectives Auteur : Ahmadou Saïd BA 23/01/2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................... 3 3 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 4 4 COUNTRY CONTEXT ............................................................................................................. 4 4.1 POLITICAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 5 4.2 DEMOGRAPHY , HEALTH , EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ..................................................... 5 4.3 THE ECONOMY OF SENEGAL .................................................................................................... 6 4.3.1 MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK ...................................................................................................................... 6 4.3.2 THE EMERGING SENEGAL PLAN (ESP) ..................................................................................................... 7 4.3.3 OIL & GAS DISCOVERY IN SENEGAL .......................................................................................................... 8 4.3.4 OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE ........................................................................................................................ 9 4.4 LINK TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ........................................................................... 9 5 ENERGY POLICY ................................................................................................................... 10 5.1 OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY .................................................................... 10 5.1.1 POLICY GUIDELINES ....................................................................................................................................10 5.1.1.1 Electricity subsector...................................................................................................................................10 5.1.1.1.1 Power production plan ..........................................................................................................................10 5.1.1.1.2 Rural electrification ................................................................................................................................11 5.1.1.2 Renewable energy subsector ....................................................................................................................13 5.1.1.2.1 Renewable power ....................................................................................................................................13 5.1.1.2.2 Domestic fuel ..........................................................................................................................................13 5.1.1.3 Energy efficiency subsector ......................................................................................................................15 5.1.1.4 Hydrocarbons subsector ...........................................................................................................................15 5.1.1.4.1 Upstream activities .................................................................................................................................16 5.1.1.4.2 Downstream activities............................................................................................................................16 5.1.1.5 Development of energy markets .............................................................................................................16 5.1.1.6 Link to climate change policy ...................................................................................................................17 5.1.1.7 Monitoring and Evaluation ......................................................................................................................17 5.1.2 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................................18 5.1.2.1 Electricity subsector...................................................................................................................................18 5.1.2.2 Renewable energy subsector ....................................................................................................................19 5.1.2.3 Hydrocarbons subsector ...........................................................................................................................19 5.1.3 LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ......................................................................................................21 5.1.3.1 The regulators .............................................................................................................................................21 5.1.3.2 Regulated activities .....................................................................................................................................21 5.1.3.3 Ownership and market access restrictions .............................................................................................22 5.1.3.3.1 Transmission, transport and distribution services.............................................................................22 5.1.3.3.2 Energy markets .......................................................................................................................................23 5.1.3.4 Renewable energy and conservation .......................................................................................................23 5.2 THE ENERGY DEMAND AND SUPPLY STATUS .......................................................................... 24 5.2.1 ELECTRICITY SUBSECTOR ............................................................................................................................26 5.2.1.1 Power supply and consumption ..............................................................................................................26 5.2.1.2 Structure of the power consumption ......................................................................................................26 5.2.1.3 Power affordability and tariffs .................................................................................................................26 5.2.2 RENEWABLE ENERGY SUBSECTOR ............................................................................................................27 1 5.2.2.1 Solar power .................................................................................................................................................27 5.2.2.2 Wind Power ................................................................................................................................................27 5.2.2.3 Hydroelectricity ..........................................................................................................................................28 5.2.2.4 Bioenergy .....................................................................................................................................................28 5.2.3 ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE HOUSEHOLDS ’ SUBSECTOR ....................................................................28 5.2.3.1 Wealthy households ...................................................................................................................................29 5.2.3.2 Poor and rural households........................................................................................................................29 5.2.4 OIL & GAS SUBSECTOR ................................................................................................................................29 5.2.4.1 Current development activities ................................................................................................................30 5.2.4.2 Other exploration activities ......................................................................................................................31 6 POLICY ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 31 6.1 SECURITY , SUSTAINABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY STATUS .................................................... 31 6.2 POLICY ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... 32 6.2.1 ENERGY ACCESS