Benin - Energy Sector Budget Support Programme - Phase I (PASEBE I)

The Energy Sector Budget Support Programme - Phase I (PASEBE I) is the first phase of a programmatic sectoral budget support. It aims to improve electric power supply and electricity sub-sector governance in order to create conditions for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. By providing immediate response to curb selective power cuts, the programme will have a positive impact on economic growth and thus contribute to improving the population’s living conditions. The programme will also help to improve the quality of services offered by social infrastructure, such as access to medical services, water and education. Thus, the final beneficiaries of the programme are the population, who will enjoy better living conditions as a result of inclusive growth supported by a reliable energy sector. The expected outcomes are: (a) support for efforts made by the Government of Benin towards regular supply of electricity in the short term, by ensuring fuel supply to independent producers and (b) improvement of sector governance by supporting reforms that will in the medium term enable Benin to increase its national electricity production and have a tariff system that reflects the real costs of electric power.