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Senegal Speeds Up 400-Kilometer Gas Pipeline Project To Boost Domestic Energy

ByArticle Source LogoPipeline Technology Journal06-04-20262 min
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Senegal’s state-owned gas company is expanding its infrastructure with a nearly 400-kilometer (250-mile) pipeline network linking offshore fields to domestic power plants and international markets.

Pape Momar Lô, chief executive of Réseau Gazier du Sénégal, detailed the multi-phased pipeline system ahead of his address at the OTC World Series Africa Energy Forum in Houston.

The network’s expansion has taken on new urgency following the 2025 production launch at the offshore Greater Tortue Ahmeyim liquefied natural gas project.

The integrated national grid is split into five strategic, color-coded segments. The first segment has already entered the market allocation phase, and officials expect to roll out the remaining four phases later this year.

Once fully operational, the pipeline system aims to lower domestic electricity costs, reduce reliance on fuel imports, and feed industrial hubs.

According to the project’s details, The pipeline segments include:

The infrastructure also carries major regional implications. The network is designed to connect directly with the 5,700-kilometer African Atlantic Gas Pipeline.

This link will allow Senegal to export surplus gas to international energy markets while diversifying regional supply routes.

To fund the massive undertaking, the state utility is using a hybrid financing model that blends public sector funds with private investments.

Company officials said they are targeting predictable revenue streams secured by long-term agreements with national utilities and industrial consumers.

Set to boost domestic energy significantly, the developments come just months after Senegal's sovereign wealth fund, FONSIS  began the process of raising capital to launch the nation’s crucial gas pipeline network.

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