Remédier au fardeau de l'électricité qui pèse sur les entreprises au Bénin

Using Benin as a case study, the report argues that traditional electricity burden assessments—which only consider utility bills—underestimate the true cost of energy for businesses. By introducing three new measures (EB1, EB2, and EB3), the study quantifies the impact of 'extra costs' such as investments in generators and voltage stabilizers. The findings reveal that these preventive measures account for 44% of total electricity expenditures for connected businesses. The report highlights that informal sector businesses and those with less-educated managers are particularly vulnerable, and recommends that policymakers integrate these hidden costs into energy strategies and prioritize grid reliability to reduce the need for costly private mitigation.

• Preventive measures against power instability represent a significant portion of total electricity spending for businesses in Benin, with extra costs accounting for 44% of total electricity expenditures.
• Investment in generators is far more costly than in voltage stabilizers; while 22% of businesses invested in stabilizers and 21% in generators, generators accounted for 74% of the investment portfolio for extra costs compared to 26% for stabilizers.
• Traditional assessments that only look at electricity bills (EB1) underestimate the number of businesses facing a high electricity burden; including extra costs (EB2) identifies an additional 5% of businesses as burdened.
• Certain business profiles are more susceptible to high electricity burdens, specifically those in the informal sector, businesses with higher-value equipment, and those managed by owners or managers who are older or less educated.
• Financial vulnerability is further increased for businesses experiencing frequent power outages (especially midday), voltage fluctuations, or those paying higher connection fees.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Remédier au fardeau de l'électricité qui pèse sur les entreprises au Bénin. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/11161248/addressing-electricity-burden-business-benin-executive-summary-french.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Remédier au fardeau de l'électricité qui pèse sur les entreprises au Bénin. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/11161248/addressing-electricity-burden-business-benin-executive-summary-french.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendremdier, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Remédier au fardeau de l'électricité qui pèse sur les entreprises au Bénin}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/11161248/addressing-electricity-burden-business-benin-executive-summary-french.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }