West African power deficit.
prob 0.47
severity 3.3 / 5 · revision 2026-05-07watch · 13 West African economies · power + industry$ shortage country get SEN > stress_index: 0.56 WATCH > 2 events · 1 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $84.27 ▲ TTF €31.50 ▼ OPEC_SP 3.8 mb/d ● SPR_US 372.4 Mb FAO_FFPI 121.4 ▲
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Senegal has become an oil and gas producer with the Sangomar oilfield and the GTA gas project shared with Mauritania, a shift that is reshaping an economy that long imported all its fuel. It remains a major rice importer. Stable and democratic, it is a relative anchor in a turbulent region.
Senegal faces Sahel drought, depending on the Senegal River and the Lac de Guiers reservoir.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude · Sangomar fieldThe Sangomar field has made Senegal an oil producer, easing fuel-import reliance. | ramping up | 25days | WATCH |
| Natural gas · GTA projectThe GTA gas project, shared with Mauritania, is bringing LNG export capacity online. | developing | — | WATCH |
| Grain · rice stocksSenegal imports a large share of the rice that is its dietary staple. | limited | 40days | WATCH |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/SEN | jq '.stress' > 0.56