At a glance

Reliability of the electricity provided by the Beninese electrical power-company (SBEE) remain plagued by wide variations in voltage and frequent power cuts. The main Benin’s energy resources can be classified into the following categories: biomass energy, fossil energy resources, mineral energy resources, hydropower potential, solar energy and wind energy.

The country is an ECOWAS member and, with the rest of the region, adopted a concerted approach to the implementation of the SEforALL Country Action, with the development of the Action Agenda alongside the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Action Plans, and their formal adoption.

In terms of electricity access, the objective is to achieve urban and rural electrification rates of 95% and 65% by 2025, and regarding renewable energy target the objective is to achieve 24.6 % renewable energy in the energy mix of Benin in 2025.

The SEforALL implementation is followed by a focal point in the Energy and Water Ministry. 

Location

Map of Benin

Country contacts

Benin SEforALL focal point

Todéman ASSAN

Direction Générale de l'Energie

Ministère de l'Energie

SEforAll Action Agenda Objectives2030
Electricity Access, national100%
Access to clean cooking, national 100%
Renewable Energy Output35%
Renewable Energy Consumptionn.a.
Energy Efficiencyn.a.
Country Action DocumentsStatus
Rapid AssessmentUnder Development
Action Agenda Finalized
Investment ProspectusUnder Development

Country statistics

Series2010201220142016
Access to electricity (% of population)34.2%38.4%34.1%41.4%
Urban (% of urban population)65.4%68.6%57.6%70.8%
Rural (% of rural population)13.9%14.5%-18%
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population)5.3%5.9%6.6%6.4%
Population, total9.5 Million10.0 Million10.6 Million10.9 Million
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)51.5%51.1%48.6%-
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)0.7%0.6%0.5%-
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)92.390.297.3-
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