Plaquette : Making the Senegal river navigable - IAGF 6ème session

The OMVS is composed of several bodies: A Council of Heads of State and Government, currently chaired by Mr Macky Sail, President of Senegal; A Council of Ministers; A High Commissioner, who coordinates t he road maps drafted by the Headsof State and the Council of Ministers. Consultati ve bodies are called on to support these main bodies: Consultative bodies are called on to support these main bodies: gathe rs the representatives of local authorities, civil society and the scientific commun ity; The Permanent Commission on Water in charge of water resource allocations asa f unct ion of use: energy prod uction, crop irrigation, and navigat ion; The Regional Planning Council. Lastly, specialised agencies called management companies implement the decisions made. They fall under the authority of the OMVS but have the ir own management st ruct ures (Management Board, Senior Management, General Assembly of shareholders): . The SOGED (Diama Dam Management and Operating Company); The SOGEM (Manantali Energy Management Company) responsible for operating t he dam and the plant, and t ransporting electricity. It has set up a subsidiary, SEMAF, dedicated to harnessing the energy of the Manatali and Félou dams, wh ich it manages. The SOGENAV, for river navigat ion; The SOGEOH (Upper Guinean Basin Structure Management Company), founded in 2017 to develop energy production in t he Upper Basin . 27