The consortium supported the client during all the phases of the project: from the selection of the EPC and O&M parties (Eiffage Energies Systèmes), to the monitoring of the construction and operations phases. While paying special attention to environmental and social aspects linked to the project, the consortium aims to ensure the high quality and conformity of the work, high production capacity, as well as capacity building.
Construction work officially began in Nov 2020. The initial 25 MW are expected to be completed by April 2022. The DEFISSOL plant will help generate 35 GWh of electricity per year. It will distribute clean energy for around 180,000 people while creating local jobs and preserving the environment.
Benin is inaugurating its first large-scale solar photovoltaic power plant. The installation, located in the locality of Illoulofin, was recently commissioned. The reception ceremony presided over by Benin’s Minister of Energy Dona Jean-Claude Houssou took place on Tuesday 19 July 2022. It was attended by officials from the French Embassy in Benin, and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ARE).
The power plant built by the French company RMT Eiffage is equipped with 47,212 solar modules, 113 inverters, six transformer stations of 3,515 kVA each, a computer-assisted automatic control of the power plant, monitoring systems and anti-intrusion security. The electricity produced, with a capacity of 25 MWp, is evacuated via two 20 kilovolt (HTA) lines of 25 MWp each, over a distance of 3 km. The electricity is injected into the network of the Société béninoise d’énergie électrique (SBEE) via the Onigbolo substation.
According to the Beninese government, the Illoulofin photovoltaic solar power plant is capable of supplying 40,000 homes. Its construction required an investment of 39.7 billion CFA francs, or 60.5 million euros. Financing was provided by the Beninese government through loans from the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD).
According to Eiffage, the plant will avoid emissions of 23,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, or 575,000 tonnes over the estimated 25-year life of the facility. The Beninese authorities have launched a second phase that will increase the capacity of the Illoulofin solar photovoltaic plant to 50 MWp. The current project is expected to last three years.
Located on a 25-hectare site, the project is part of the construction of a 25 MWp solar power plant and the modernisation of the information system of the Société béninoise d’énergie électrique (DEFISSOL). Its objective is to contribute to Benin’s economic growth by improving the performance of its electricity operator (SBEE) and the quality of the electricity service provided while respecting the environment.
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