Senegalese MPs reject 2027 energy budget
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
The Finance Committee of Senegal’s National Assembly rejected the 2027 budget of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, set at CFA francs 64.209 billion in payment appropriations, 59.117 billion less than in 2026. MPs questioned the government over electricity and fuel subsidies, according to Bénin Web TV.
The Finance Committee of Senegal’s National Assembly rejected by a majority on Wednesday 11 November the 2027 budget bill of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum presented by Abdourahmane Diouf. The planned payment appropriations amount to CFA francs 64.209 billion, compared with 123.326 billion in 2026, a decline of around 48%, according to Bénin Web TV.
Commitment authorisations also fell, from CFA francs 260.126 billion to 217.311 billion. During the review, MPs questioned Abdourahmane Diouf about funding for electricity and fuel subsidies, the stabilisation of oil prices and the goal of universal access to electricity by 2029, according to Bénin Web TV.
Several MPs challenged the credibility of the budget forecasts, notably because the 2027 proposal is based on a framework built from the 2026 supplementary finance law rejected by the National Assembly. MPs also raised contradictions between the documents submitted and the method used to calculate the deficit, according to Bénin Web TV.
The rejection of the Energy budget comes after that of the 2027 Fisheries budget and the 2027 Mines budget, examined on 11 November. On 12 November, the Finance Committee also rejected the budgets of three other ministries.
