The Gambia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to Present National Energy Agenda at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025

DAKAR, Senegal: Lamin Camara, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy of The Gambia, is confirmed as a speaker at the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference & exhibition. Taking place in Dakar from December 8-10 under the High Patronage of Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, the event will unite ministers, CEOs, investors and project developers to explore West Africa’s evolving oil, gas and power landscape.  

Camara’s participation comes as The Gambia accelerates reforms to attract investment and expand energy access nationwide. In September 2025, the government launched its first National Energy Compact, a $552 million framework developed under financial institutions the World Bank and African Development Bank’s Mission 300 initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030. The Compact aims to achieve a 90% national electrification rate by the end of 2025 through infrastructure expansion, regional integration, renewable deployment and private sector engagement.