A new 25 MWp photovoltaic power plant will be erected on the Illoulofin site in the municipality of Pobè thanks to cooperation between Japan and Benin with a total cost of 19 billion CFA francs.

At the start of work, Eméric Tokoudagba, director of the Société Béninoise de Production d'Électrique (Sbpe), the construction of this infrastructure will make it possible to meet energy demand and decarbonize the electricity production activity, indicated, at the launch of the works. Ichijo Motonobu, Chargé d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Benin, said that “the construction of this solar power plant will allow the population to access a stable source of electricity, which will be less expensive than the current production of thermal energy and less dependent on imports, thus contributing to the resolution of electricity problems in Benin and to development. durable of sound économie ”. It notes that access to electricity for all sectors of the population is a major concern for the Government, which has made the sector an absolute priority in its action programme.