PROJECTS
Reform Options Study for Communauté Electrique du Bénin
The problem
Benin and Togo import 76 percent of their electricity from the West African Power Pool (WAPP) via the Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB), their joint utility. By the end of 2016, CEB had accumulated US$148 million in unpaid import bills to utilities in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria.
How we helped
Castalia recommended a reform option for CEB to transform it into a viable and well-managed company. We diagnosed the utility’s technical, institutional, and financial condition and identified the underlying causes of its problems. We then assessed nine reform options and presented our recommendation to CEB and the presidencies of Benin and Togo.
Impact
CEB has been restructured according to our recommendation. The governments of Benin and Togo also committed to settle CEB’s debts to the power exporting countries in WAPP.
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WASHINGTON, DC
+1 (202) 466-6790
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1200
United States of America
SYDNEY
+61 (2) 9231 6862
Suite 19.01, Level 19, 227 Elizabeth Street
Australia
AUCKLAND
+64 (4) 913 2800
74D France Street, Newton South
New Zealand
WELLINGTON
+64 (4) 913 2800
Level 2, 88 The Terrace
New Zealand
PARIS
+33 (1) 73 44 26 97
6 Rue Duret
France
BOGOTÁ
+57 (1) 508 5794
Calle 81 #11-08, Piso 5, Oficina 5-127
Colombia
Thinking for a better world.