Solar abbey Benin

Illoulofin Solar Power Station, is a 50 megawatts (67,000 hp) solar power plant in Benin, whose first 25 MW was commissioned on 19 July 2022, and the next 25 MW is under construction and is expected to come online in 2025. The solar farm is under development by the Government of Benin, with funding from the. The power station is located in the town of , in , in southeastern Benin, close to the international border with . Pobè is located approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi), by road, north of. The Beninese government selected the French engineering and construction conglomerateto design, construct, operate, maintain the solar farm for the first three years of commercial operation, then transfer it to SBEE. Eiffage in turn, tasked two of its. •. The first phase of this power station, comprises 47,212 crystalline PV panels, each rated at 530 Watts, for a generation capacity of 25.02 megawatts. The energy generated here is evacuated via a 20kV medium-voltage transmission line measuring 2.5. The(EPC) contractor is a consortium comprising Eiffage Energy Systems and RMT, both of whom are subsidiaries of the Eiffage Group.The first phase of the power station cost US$72 million. It is expected.