I-Senegal ne-Gambia: Isebenzisa Amandla Nezokuvakasha

Kuso sonke isifunda se-MSGBC (iMauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau kanye neGuinea-Conakry), ukuphambana kwezimboni zezokuvakasha namandla kuveza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lentuthuko esimeme.

Ngenkathi Senegal isebenzisa ukuthuthukiswa kwamandla ukukhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda nezokuvakasha, I-Gambia ikhulisa imali yezokuvakasha ukuze iqinise amaphrojekthi kagesi.

Ukuthuthukiswa komkhakha wezamandla eSenegal kuphefumulela impilo entsha embonini yezokuvakasha yakuleli.

Ngemiklamo yengqalasizinda kanye nezamandla, izwe lisheshisa ukukhula kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezindawo ezingase zivakashelwe kwezokuvakasha. Amaphrojekthi anjalo ahlanganisa iNdawo Yezomnotho Ekhethekile yase-Sandiara (i-SEZ), ehlanganisa indawo yokuphehla amandla kagesi kanye nelanga futhi esilungele ukuphehla izindawo ezithandwa kakhulu kwezokuvakasha ngasogwini oluseningizimu yezwe.

Enye yalezo zindawo iMbodiene, isigodi esidobayo esifundeni saseThies esisendaweni engamakhilomitha angama-20 ukusuka e-SEZ. U-Pierre Diouf, oyi-CEO ye-LFR Energy, inkampani eqavile yezindlu nezamandla ethuthukisa indawo yokuphehla igesi ukuya kumandla ku-SEZ, ubona ngeso lengqondo uguquko lweMbodiene lube indawo enkulu yezivakashi.

“Uhlelo lwezindlu ezidayiswayo luzoba namahhotela ezinkanyezi ezi-4 nezi-5 anamagumbi angu-500, ama-villas angu-200, inxanxathela yezitolo kanye nepaki yokuzijabulisa. Njengamanje sisesigabeni sokuqala sentuthuko,” kuchaza uDiouf, wengeza ngokuthi, “Inhloso yethu ukufaka isandla ekwakhiweni kwendawo entsha yezomnotho esifundeni saseThies futhi, vele, ukuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha eSenegal.”

Lokhu kumelela isibonelo esisodwa sezindawo eziningi zezokuvakasha ezingaba khona okulindeleke ukuthi zihlomule ekuthuthukisweni kwamandla e-Senegal. Njengamanje, ezokuvakasha zimele indawo yesibili engenisa imali yangaphandle ezweni futhi ziyimbangela enkulu yokukhula nokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda. Njengoba ukufakwa kukagesi kwezwe, ukusungulwa kwezimboni kanye nokwenza imali kunwebeka ngemuva kokukhiqizwa kokuqala kukawoyela negesi okulindeleke ukuthi kuvele emkhakheni we-Sangomar kanye ne-Greater Tortue Ahmeyim kulo nyaka, umkhakha wezokuvakasha wezwe kulindeleke ukuthi ubhekane nokukhula okungakaze kubonwe ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa kwengqalasizinda yezamandla.

Ngenkathi iSenegal igxile ekusebenziseni umkhakha wayo wamandla ukuze inikeze amandla izindlu nezakhiwo nezokuvakasha, iGambia ithatha indlela ephambene. Kuleli zwe eliyi-semi-clave elisemngceleni weSenegal, ezokuvakasha zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuqhubekiseni umnotho wayo. Njengoba ibalwa ku-20% we-GDP yezwe futhi iqashe u-19% wabantu bakhona, ezokuvakasha zinegalelo elikhulu ekuchumeni kweGambia. IBhange Lomhlaba likubonile lokhu futhi lagunyaza uxhaso lwezigidi ezingama-$68 oluvela ku-International Development Association (IDA) ukuze lweseke ukuhlukahluka kanye nokubhekana nesimo sezulu emkhakheni wezokuvakasha wezwe.

Ukuzinikela kwezwe ekuthuthukisweni okuqhutshwa ezokuvakasha kungase kubonakale emizamweni yalo yokwakha izinhlaka zezikhungo nezomthetho, ukwandisa ukufinyelela kwezimali kumafemu ahlobene nezokuvakasha, ukuthuthukisa izindawo eziqhelile, kanye nokukhuthaza ukusimama kogu. Ngaphezu kwezinzuzo zezomnotho, umkhakha wezokuvakasha wezwe unikeza ithuba lokutshalwa kwezimali kwezamandla.

I-Gambia ihlose ukweseka imiklamo yezamandla ezothuthukisa ingqalasizinda futhi ifake isandla ekuthuthukisweni kwezwe lonke ngokusebenzisa inzuzo yezokuvakasha. Njengamanje, imboni yezamandla yezwe ibhekene noshintsho olukhulu, ngemizamo yokwandisa ukulethwa kukagesi kanye nokuguqulwa kwenhlangano yezinsiza i-NAWEC kuhambisana nokugxila okukhulayo ekuhloleni uwoyela wasemngceleni. Njengemakethe yamandla engakasetshenziswa uma kuqhathaniswa, iGambia idinga imali enkulu ukuthuthukisa ingqalasizinda yamandla, ihlole imicengezi engasetshenzisiwe futhi yakhe amaketanga aqinile wamandla wasekhaya.

Ngakho-ke, imboni yayo yezokuvakasha ingasetshenziswa ukuze ikhiqize imali edingekayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe amandla kagesi. Imicimbi ezayo efana nengqungquthela ye-MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2023 ye-Energy Capital & Power, ezoba seNouakchott ngoNovemba 21-22, inikeza ithuba elihle kakhulu lokukhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezimali kuzo zombili izimboni zezokuvakasha nezamandla eSenegal naseGambia.