Application d’une évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) au projet « Bus Rapid Transit » au Sénégal

The document applies the SAVi methodology to the Dakar BRT project, demonstrating that while conventional financial analysis suggests the project is not viable, the integration of external effects—such as time saved and avoided pollution—reveals substantial net benefits for Senegalese society. The analysis covers four scenarios, including variations in passenger demand, and predicts a net job loss of 14% in the transport sector, offset by a 15.6% increase in discretionary spending across the wider economy.

• Conventional financial analysis indicates that the BRT project is not financially viable regardless of passenger demand levels. However, integrating external effects significantly improves performance indicators, with the total net benefits across scenarios ranging from 1,700 billion to nearly 2,700 billion CFA francs (approximately 2.94 billion to 4.61 billion US dollars).
• The project is expected to cause a net loss of 14% in employment within the transport sector, as job creation within the project does not fully compensate for losses in other modes of transport. Despite this, the wider economy is projected to see a 15.6% increase in discretionary spending due to improved mobility in other sectors.
• The SAVi evaluation for the BRT project specifically analyzes six external effects: discretionary spending from labor income, value of time saved, avoided transport costs, avoided pollution costs (PM2.5, SO2, and NOx), avoided greenhouse gas (CO2) emission costs, and avoided accident costs.
• The BRT project, managed by the Conseil Exécutif des Transports Urbains de Dakar (CETUD) and estimated to cost 369,490,000 euros, is projected to transport 300,000 passengers daily upon completion in 2023. Funding is provided by the World Bank, the European Bank, the government of Senegal, and the Green Climate Fund.

APA

Bassi, A. M., Casier, L., Pallaske, G., & Uzsoki, D. (n.d.). Application d’une évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) au projet « Bus Rapid Transit » au Sénégal. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/savi-senegal-bus-rapid-transit-brochure-fr.pdf

Chicago

Bassi, Andrea M., Liesbeth Casier, Georg Pallaske, and David Uzsoki. Application d’une évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) au projet « Bus Rapid Transit » au Sénégal. International Institute for Sustainable Development, n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/savi-senegal-bus-rapid-transit-brochure-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bassindapplication, author = {Bassi, Andrea M. and Casier, Liesbeth and Pallaske, Georg and Uzsoki, David}, title = {{Application d’une évaluation des actifs durables (SAVi) au projet « Bus Rapid Transit » au Sénégal}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/savi-senegal-bus-rapid-transit-brochure-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }