Re-establishment of the business model for the electrification of public institutions (education and health) in Benin
Cotonou, Benin, 26 February 2025
Re-establishing the business model for the electrification of public institutions (education and health) in Benin: ECOWAS brings together stakeholders in Cotonou to present the results of the feasibility studies.
Around thirty participants from the Ministries of Energy, Water and Mines, Health, Economy and Finance, as well as technical and financial partners and representatives from the private sector, met in Cotonou on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, at the initiative of ECOWAS, as part of the implementation of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP).
The aim of the seminar was to present the results of the feasibility studies into the electrification of 15 health centres in rural Benin using solar photovoltaic technology. Among other things, this involved presenting the first three reports from the study:
- To carry out an inventory of electrical equipment at the 15 selected health centres, determine their electricity requirements and then determine the appropriate capacity of the solar photovoltaic generators to be installed;
- To design a business model for the electrification of public institutions in general, identifying: (i) the challenges relating to the public sector’s payment system for electricity services and (ii) the private sector’s ‘willingness’ to work with a model based on performance-based services;
- And to develop a strategy for implementing the defined model to ensure its sustainability.
ROGEAP is a project funded by the World Bank and its partners to the tune of nearly 340 million dollars. It is being implemented by the ECOWAS Commission for Component 1 (Development of a regional market for off-grid solar photovoltaic systems) and by the West African Development Bank (BOAD) for Component 2 (Access to finance).
ROGEAP’s aim is to improve people’s living conditions in 19 countries, including the 12 ECOWAS countries, by providing sustainable energy solutions through off-grid solar photovoltaic systems.
