Publication date: 2015, December
Author: WB
Description: In Burkina Faso, cooperatives known as coopels (Coopératives d’électricité), are partly responsible for rural electrification. As of 2014, there were almost 100 coopels providing electricity to around 112,000 people. The success of coopels varies, and the business models they employ vary as well. This model usually combines elements of cooperative with private enterprise. The coopels raise part of the financing for their projects, and a rural electrification fund the rest. After construction, the coopels either manage the operation themselves or delegate it to private companies using affermage contracts.
