Table 2 Public biofuel policies in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal
Benin | Burkina Faso | Mali | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy and renewable energies policy | Policy and energy strategy 2003 | No policy but a domestic energy strategy in 2005 | National policy 2006 | Energy policies 1997, 2003, 2008 |
Biofuel policy and regulatory texts | Biofuel policy 2008 Biofuel orientation law 2011 | Not established | Regulatory framework defined in 2011 [59] Biodiesel, bioethanol, and PPO standards defined in 2013 | Biofuel special project 2007–2012 Biofuel law 2010 Regulatory framework drafted in 2012 not adopted |
National strategy and goals | National strategy 2011 [74] | Biofuel promotion policy framework document drafted in 2009 but not adopted [57] | National biofuel development strategy in 2008 [58] | National export oriented strategy 2009 [75] |
Objective/market targeted | Mainly export and national market | National market in priority | National market | Export and national market |
Ambitions/stated objectives | Substitution rate at the national level to move from 1.25% in 2015, to 6.25% in 2020 and to 10% from 2025 | Gradually substitute up to 30% of diesel used for transport by 2020 | Substitution rate of diesel or DDO by JC oil: 2008–2013: 10%, 2014–2018: 15%, 2018–2023: 20% 25 million liters of ethanol/year over the period | Quantified objectives for the period 2007–2012: (a) 1190 million liters of oil (b) 1134 million liters of oil or biodiesel (c) Plant 321,000 ha of land, calculated as 1000 ha per rural community |
Private actors involved in 2014a | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 |