Affaire ASER : Ce que révèle la note confidentielle de Birame Souleye Diop sur les origines du blocage
While the case concerning the Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (ASER) continues to generate much discussion, a confidential note signed by the Minister of Energy, Petroleum and Mines, Birame Souleye Diop, dated August 26, 2024, provides a detailed technical explanation of the origin of the project's malfunctions.
At that time, the document did not describe the situation as an "ASER scandal". The ministerial note was part of a routine follow-up aimed at assessing the state of a stalled rural electrification program and identifying ways to get it moving again.
An advance of 56 million euros and work at a standstill
At the heart of the ministerial concern was the project to electrify 928 localities. Despite the payment of a start-up advance amounting to 56 million euros to the Spanish company AEE Power EPC, the work had still not started.
The case is complex due to the relationship between the Spanish firm and AEE Power Senegal, a locally incorporated entity. AEE Power Senegal was to play a central role in the project as a subcontractor, agent, and independent service provider. According to its Managing Director, the services awarded to the Senegalese entity represented approximately 60% of the contract's financial consideration.
However, disagreements arose when AEE Power Senegal demanded its share of the start-up advance. Citing a breach of trust and making accusations of forgery—which, according to the memo, have not been substantiated at this stage—AEE Power EPC Spain chose to exclude its local partner. In response to these grievances, the minister formally requested in his document that the facts of the alleged actions be clarified.
Institutional blockage and search for solutions
Tasked with resolving the dispute and preventing a prolonged suspension of the program, the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARCOP) recommended that the contract continue. However, AEE Power EPC Spain declined the regulatory body's mediation and failed to attend the conciliation meeting scheduled for July 15, 2024.
Far from being a media-driven denunciation, the memo drafted by Birame Souleye Diop emphasized the search for concrete solutions to overcome the project's delays. The minister requested clarification on several key points: the exact destination of the advance payment, verification of the forgery allegations, a review of the pricing structures, and a guarantee of effective participation from Senegalese companies.
This document shows that at the end of August 2024, the priority of the supervisory authority lay above all in clarifying financial flows and the effective resumption of work for the benefit of rural populations.
Commentaires (20)
Pasteef bande de voleurs
Un vrai scandale
Pasteef c'est l'arnaque du siècle
Les juges n'y comprendront rien.
Il faut absolument que les flux financiers, l'exécution des travaux, les justificatifs éligibles à chaque étape soient pointés
2. Avec l’arrivé de Pastef; lespagnole décide avec la complicate de Pastef d’écarter le local et ce dernière leur verse une commission de €7 million
3. Une fois avoir encaissé l’avance de démarrage de cfa 37 milliards il verse la commission aux représentants de Pastef (Maire de Dakar qui partage le vitamin avec mouselmi et les autres)
4. Pastef doit doit encore présenter un autre local pour bouffer davantage
5. Jose le bandit en aide paie la commission et bouffe le reste (Partage butin)
6. Le local et le député Alasssne Sall porte plainte en Espagne et au Senagal. Espagne actionne la justice et ordonne la suspension du financement. La justice et l’arcop n’ayant pas le choix décidé de faire leur travail
Pendant ce temps Jose se la coule douce avec ces va et vient comme t’il est Toubab et le Kane qui est le propriétaire du projet lui avec la complicité des autorités sortant (Pastef) est empêché de rentrer au Sénégal
Nila cas bi dème. Et voici le modis opéréndi de pastef sur bcp de projet hérité… li mo teye deuk biiiiii
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