Installed Renewable Energy Capacity
Key Players
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Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mine Research, of Water, Renewable Energy, and Development (MERMEDER)
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Autorité de Régulation de l’Électricité du Bénin (Regulatory Authority of Electricity, ARE)
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Agence Béninoise d’Électrification Rurale et de Maîtrise d’Energie du Bénin (Agency for Rural Electrification and Energy Management, Benin)
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Unit in Charge of the Renewable Energy Development Policy (UC / PDER).
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Société Béninoise d’Energie Electrique (SBEE)
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Communauté Electrique du Bénin (CEB)
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National Renewable Energy Plan (2015-2020/2030)
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The Benino Togolese Code Of Electricity
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Law number 2006-16 of March 27,2007
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Benin-Solar Irradiation and PV Power Potential Maps
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Benin Policy Database
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IRENA RE Resource data
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Report on mapping and assessment of existing clean energy mini grids in West Africa
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Regional Progress Report on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Energy Access in ECOWAS region
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WEST AFRICAN POWER POOL: Planning and Prospects for Renewable Energy
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Parliamentary Action on Renewable Energy
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UNEP Benin Energy Profile
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Energising Development partnership – EnDev Country Project Benin
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Solarland(Wuxi) Electronic Power technology- solar street lights in West Africa
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Benin Power Compact
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Focus On Sustainability Case studies in Benin, Peru and Rwanda
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Energy from the desert
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Key Economic Indicators
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GDP (current)USD 9.25 Billionin 2017
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GDP growth rate (current)5.84%in 2017
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WB Ease of doing business rank153in 2018
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Foreign direct investmentUSD 184.36 Millionin 2017
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Lending interest rate to private sector5.14%in 2017
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Domestic Credit to Private Sector22.72%in 2017
Key Energy Indicators
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Electric power consumption per capita100.23 kWhin 2014
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Share of electricity from RE in grid5.56%in 2015
Sovereign Credit Rating
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Standard & Poor'sB+
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Moody'sB2
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FitchB
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