| Project Detail |
Phase 2 of the Rural Electrification Project (PERU II) is an integral part of the priority projects of the Government Action Program (PAG) and is extracted from the National Rural Electrification Program, which aims to accelerate the electrification of the countrys rural localities and promote access to electricity for the population. The project is also aligned with Benins National Electrification Strategy (Stratégie nationale délectrification - SNE), drawn up in 2021, which aims to provide electricity on a larger scale throughout the country. The project will be financed by an AfDB loan to the Government of Benin for a total amount of EUR 107.35 million. It will benefit from a contribution from the national counterpart, and activities will be carried out in parallel with those of the Government and SBEE. The ADB loan will partially cover the various components of the project. Project Objectives The projects development objective is to help improve peoples access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas. It aims to raise the rate of coverage and the rate of access to electricity in rural areas to 10.76% and 2.40% respectively, with a view to improving peoples living conditions. Specifically, the project will enable the electrification of 420 new rural localities, the extension/densification of the electricity distribution network in 150 peri-urban localities already electrified, through the construction of 4,298 km of lines and 813 transformer substations, the installation of 10,216 street lighting units and the connection of 8,424 new subscribers to the electricity network (including 700 social-community infrastructures and 8,3824 households), as well as the creation of some 1,496 direct jobs. |
