Gabon splits SEEG into separate water and electricity companies

Gabon has launched a major reform of its public utilities by separating water and electricity management. On June 25, 2026, the Council of Ministers approved two bills creating the ”Gabonaise des Eaux” and ”Électricité du Gabon”—two mixed-economy companies responsible for drinking water and electricity, respectively.

By dissolving the integrated model of the Société d’énergie et d’eau du Gabon (SEEG), the government chooses specialization. Each operator now has a clearly defined scope with better-identified responsibilities. This structure is expected to attract investments and improve service quality. Gabon is not alone in this move: Senegal entrusted water to Sen’Eau and electricity to Senelec; in Côte d’Ivoire, SODECI and CIE share these tasks; in Morocco, ONEE separates the two activities into autonomous branches to better manage funding and investments.

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Wherever this specialization has been implemented, it has clarified responsibilities, strengthened operator governance, and created a more favorable framework for lasting improvements in services to users. For SEEG, the same benefits are expected, with the hope that the management of these two future entities will no longer resemble the current one.