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Although losing the water concession contract in Senegal, Sde, of which Eranove is the majority shareholder, would like to continue, even for a fairly short period. The Daily has learned that the company has approached the tutorship ministry to obtain a one-year moratorium.
The battle for water in Senegal will not have lasted long. It seems that in the face of Suez's choice as a dealer, Eranove, who is the majority shareholder of the Sde, has finally surrendered. At least, Le Quotidien has learned that the Dg said Sde has contacted the Minister of Hydraulics, Mansour Faye, to obtain a moratorium on the termination of his lease contract.
This famous contract, as we know, was awarded to another French company, Suez. This sparked a big uproar, and Eranove gained the support of several bodies and personalities, some of whom claim to fight against what they consider a strong presence of French interests in Senegal, forgetting that the majority interests in the Sde have always been French, since the reform of the water sector in Senegal.
As its offer was rejected in favor of Suez, the Sde filed an appeal with the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (Armp) which, as a result, suspended the allocation, the time to study the litigation. But it seems that Eranove-Sde is not really sure of winning.
Indeed, the request made to the Minister of Hydraulics Mansour Faye, expresses the need for the company to obtain a moratorium of one year, the time, for the company, necessary to prepare a good transfer of services with the new dealer.
The services of the Ministry of Hydraulics declare to study this proposal of Suez before giving a definitive answer.
Nevertheless, people close to the minister's office are quite skeptical about the feasibility of the measure. According to them, it is not guaranteed that Suez, if the Armp was to confirm it as a new dealer, agrees cheerfully to have to wait an extra year before taking control of the new company she just took the control.
On the other hand, the Senegalese government should be guaranteed that the loser of the tender, which would come against any economic logic to be maintained in this way, would continue to run the business "as a good father of family ", as the expression goes. But, add these same people, "the Sde did not particularly put forward during the water shortages that the city of Dakar has known lately. There is no reason to think that it could prevent us from a new crisis if it continues to business. "
Things will certainly clear up in the days to come.
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