Presentation of the business model for the electrification of public institutions (education and health) in Benin
Cotonou, Benin, 26 February 2025
Presentation of 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 the private sector, met on Wednesday 26 February, 2025 in Cotonou at the initiative of ECOWAS, as part of the implementation of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP).
The aim of this workshop is to present to the various stakeholders the results of the feasibility studies into the electrification of 15 rural health centres in Benin using solar photovoltaic technology. Among other things, the workshop will present the first three reports from the study:
- Carry out an inventory of electrical equipment in the 15 selected health centres, determine their electricity requirements, and then calculate the appropriate capacity of the solar photovoltaic generators to be installed;
- To design a business model for the electrification of public institutions in general by identifying: (i) the challenges relating to the public sector’s payment system for electricity services; and (ii) the private sector’s ‘appetite’ for working with a model based on performance-based services;
- And the development of a strategy for implementing the defined model to ensure its long-term 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 (Developing a regional market for off-grid solar photovoltaic systems) and the West African Development Bank (BOAD) for Component 2 (Access to Finance).
ROGEAP aims to improve living conditions for people in 19 countries, including the 12 ECOWAS member states, by providing sustainable energy solutions through off-grid solar photovoltaic systems.
