Deal #1772

Senegal
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2024-05-24
Last full update
2024-05-24

Land area

Intended size
5 000 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [2007, current] 5000 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • [2007, current] 6 ha
Comment on land area
The intended size was 5000 hectares, but by 2007, only 6 hectares were operational.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [2007, current] Biomass for biofuels, Other (5000 ha)
Comment on intention of investment
SID Senegal SA entails a specific research project on Jatropha curcas, a plant with potential for energy generation and other applications. Experimental project (possibilities for the improvement of jatropha, its transformation, and the marketing of Jatropha oil).

Carbon offset project

Carbon offset project
No

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [2007, current] Concluded (Oral Agreement)
Comment on negotiation status
SID Sénégal, the bio-diesel research and development project, comes to its end in June 2012. This project does not present a real business opportunity for biofuels at the moment.

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [2007] Startup phase (no production)
  • [2012-06, current] Project abandoned
Comment on implementation status
SID Sénégal, the bio-diesel research and development project, comes to its end in June 2012. This project does not present a real business opportunity for biofuels at the moment.

Contract farming

Contract farming
No