Burkina Faso: Regulator examines financing


Issue 299 - 01 May 2015 | 3 minute read

Société Nationale de l’Electricité (Sonabel) is calling for more support from government and greater flexibility from donors as it seeks to overcome growing supply and financial deficits. Officials at an early April workshop organised by regulator Autorité de Régulation du Sous-secteur de l’Electricité (Arse), said they had yet to reapply for tariff increases, which Sonabel has argued are essential from all classes of consumer to help make the utility and projects more credit-worthy. However, the weekly L’Economiste du Faso reported on 20 April that the regulator was examining calls for a new subsidy mechanism to support the cash-strapped utility.

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