By RFIPalled on 30-08-2019Modified on 30-08-2019 at 11:34
The Beninese government inaugurated this Thursday, August 29, at Maria Gleta, 18 km from Cotonou, a thermal power plant combined cycle oil / gas, with a capacity of 129 megawatts with a significant financial investment of 107 billion CFA francs, a little more than 190 million euros. Several African financial institutions and the Beninese State have participated in this project, which is essential in the fight against power cuts and energy autonomy in Benin.
The new combined-cycle thermal power station, gas and fuel, is very modern and respects the required environmental standards according to the authorities. To turn comfortably, Benin needs 240 megawatts. Maria Gleta already brings half, says Jean-Claude Houssou, Minister of Energy of Benin. " The plant we are inaugurating is there to provide at least half of this need for energy capacity in our country. "
Other plants are planned on this site of about twenty hectares which will become a complex of 480 megawatts.
The challenge of the interview
Benin has always experienced energetic galleys: cuts, unloading, unstable current and poor quality. Patrice Talon promised to fix it.
His minister, who leads the energy reforms, says that " the load shedding is over in Benin. Discharge is a manual and voluntary phenomenon that occurs when the supply is not equal to the demand. Today, we have enough offers so load shedding is done in Benin. "
Donors welcomed the deadlines by the consortium of Danish companies. After the challenge of achievement, there remains the challenge of operation and maintenance warned a financial partner during the opening ceremony.
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