The mini-grid, expected to connect over 1,500 residents to electricity, is part of the company's wider plans to install over 20 mini-grids in Benin, which will serve more than 30,000 people across 20 rural localities collectively, through a total 1.2 MW capacity. Contact online >>
The mini-grid, expected to connect over 1,500 residents to electricity, is part of the company''s wider plans to install over 20 mini-grids in Benin, which will serve more than 30,000 people across 20 rural localities collectively, through a total 1.2 MW capacity.
The Dohouè MySol Grid is powered by 135 kW of solar panels and supported by 130 kWh of Lithium-ion batteries. It connects over 1,500 residents and businesses to sustainable energy solutions.
Engie Energy Access has secured a 20-year license agreement for the project, through a partnership with the Beninese Agency for Rural Electrification and Energy Management.
Gillian-Alexandre Huart, Engie Energy Access CEO, said the company''s solar home systems and mini-grids in Benin "enable a cost-effective and adaptable multi-technological approach".
"Therefore, we can meet the various urgent needs of residential, communal, and productive users living outside the national grid." He added. “We are committed to making clean energy technologies accessible to low-income households, promoting inclusivity and empowerment within each member of the communities we serve."
The mini-grids, co-financed by the Millennium Challenge Account – Benin II program as part of the Off-grid Clean Energy Facility, are expected to collectively deliver 1.2 MW of installed capacity and support more than 30,000 people across 20 rural localities.
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14 Feb 2019: Off-grid electrification technologies such as mini-grids and stand-alone PV systems play a vital role in providing electricity to people of Benin, especially in rural areas.
This is the conclusion of a new report ''Electrification Pathways for Benin'' [1] by KTH Royal Institute of Technology and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, which examines 21 electrification pathways for Benin. Using the energy planning tool OnSSET (Open Source Spatial Electrification Tool) [2], the team utilised local data and involved key stakeholders from government, the private sector and academia in the process, to ensure that the outcomes were realistic and form a solid basis for the development of implementation plans.
Targeting universal access to electricity by 2030 (as agreed under Sustainable Development Goal 7) requires a combination of grid expansion and off-grid technologies. On this basis, experts from KTH and SNV collected up-to-date geo-spatial datasets and policy information to identify the most cost-effective electrification solutions for each town and settlement in Benin. The OnSSET tool allowed for a flexible approach, taking account of not only the technological aspects but also different levels of electricity demand (including productive uses) and variable costs.
The resulting model calculations show that, in the least-cost scenario, to achieve affordable, universal electricity access in Benin, 10-50% of the newly connected population will get power from decentralised, off-grid technologies, mainly based on solar PV. The choice between grid extension and decentralised electrification depends largely on remoteness and how much electricity these households and businesses are expected to use. Stand-alone PV systems will play an important role in providing electricity mainly for rural households with low electricity demand.
Different policies and incentives are likely to affect the future technology mix. For example, grid tariff subsidies can make grid-connection more favourable for the customers in areas where another technology may be less costly to deploy. In addition, policies and regulations need to allow for private investments for mini-grid development in rural areas and provide clarity on interconnectivity and compensation in case the grid is extended.
Considering the substantial import dependency, high transmission losses, and financial challenges for Benin''s national utility SBEE, mini-grids and stand-alone technologies may provide a means to attract investments from private and international actors to accelerate electrification in the short to medium term, shifting some of the costs away from government. Also, scenarios with the high deployment of decentralised systems can lead to a cleaner electricity generation mix in Benin, with renewables replacing the centralised grid that is largely based on fossil-fuelled power plants.
Paris (France), November 15, 2022 – NEoT Offgrid Africa, GDS International, and ARESS have agreed to join forces to enter the very promising rural electrification sector in Benin by creating a joint company, Les Soleils du Bénin.
The partnership begins with a first flagship project aiming to electrify 12 localities in Benin within a year. This project is operated within the framework of the call for project proposals launched by the MCA-Benin II Offgrid Clean Energy Facility (OCEF) on funding from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which is the pilot phase of the newly implemented off-grid electrification regulation in the Republic of Benin, a first in West Africa.
The project represents an investment of €8.5 million, co-financed by NEoT Offgrid Africa, as a financial partner of the project, and MCA Benin II. The goal is to install 1.7 MW of photovoltaic capacity and 3 MWh of battery capacity in all 12 localities, supplying more than 5,000 homes and businesses with electricity. The project has been developed by GDS International, and will be co-constructed by GDS International and ARESS. ARESS will also be the project operator.
The combined expertise of these three partners will enable them to create autonomous, connected, and environmentally friendly power grids intended to improve the availability of electric current and access to electricity for public infrastructures, SMEs, communities, and households.
In order to complete this transaction, NEoT Offgrid Africa has received support from leading players in the field of rural electrification in Africa: Altai, for the commercial side, DNV for the technical side, Royal Haskoning for the environmental and social sides, and Trinity for the legal side.
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