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Feasibility Study for a National Domestic Biogas Programme Burkina Faso
Today, the energy policy aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Reduce the import bills for hydrocarbons by diversification, substitution and
energy efficiency
- Reduce pressure on natural forest resources
- Improve the institutional and legislative framework
- Increase electricity coverage in towns and villages and improve the general
situation in the countryside by providing energy services
- Improve involvement of socio-economic aspects
- Increase the electricity offer
- Develop energy efficiency programmes
- Develop the national energy supply in a sustainable and affordable way
- Promote and disseminate new energy technologies
Since December 2000, the energy policy is been defined and developed along 4
axes:
1. improvement of the fuel wood offer through sustainable, participatory and
decentralised management methods for natural resources
2. promotion of substitution fuels such as kerosene and LPG
3. awareness raising campaigns to promote the use of fuel wood / charcoal
saving stoves
4. structuring and liberalising the energy market.
1.4.2 Electricity from SONABEL
According to data from the national electricity provider SONABEL, Burkina Faso
produced about 549 GWh of electricity, and imported more than 139 GWh 42 in 2006.
Electricity production is essentially from thermal and hydro-electric plants. With
regard to the number of consumers and electrified localities, the electricity
consumption of 32 KWh 43 per capita remains low. Electricity prices have been
increasing continuously. The production cost per KWh in 2006 was 121.21 FCFA –
corresponding to 18.5 EUR-Cent. Electricity provided by SONABEL is therefore
unaffordable for the majority of the population.
Moreover, the electrification rate is about 15%, - 3% in rural areas 44 . 95% of available
electricity is consumed in urban areas, while electricity needs in peri-urban and rural
areas remain uncovered.
At household level in peri-urban and rural areas, energy demand focussing on
cooking and lighting energy needs is essentially met using solid biomass, mainly fuel
wood. Wood, charcoal and agricultural wastes account for between 52% and 90% of
final energy consumption 45 .
42 SONABEL http://www.sonabel.bf/statist/chiff_caract.htm
43 UNDP 2006 Human Development Report http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/statistics/countries
44 Missions économiques/Fiches de synthèse (2006) – L’électricité au Burkina Faso
45 ENDA TM (2005) The role of renewable energy in the development of productive activities
in rural West Africa: the case of Senegal
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