Established by Law 98-06 of 28 de janeiro de 1998 of 14 de abril de 1998, the National Electricity Company of Senegal (Senelec) is a Société Anonyme (SA) with majority public participation. In accordance with the provisions of this law relating to the electricity sector, Senelec's objective is the production, transport, distribution, purchase, retail, import, and export of electric energy.