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Benin launches the construction of Illoulofin photovoltaic solar power plant
Benin launches the construction of Illoulofin photovoltaic solar power plant
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The government of Benin embodied by Mr. Dona Jean-Claude HOUSSOU, the West African country minister of Energy launched the construction of Illoulofin photovoltaic solar power plant in the municipality of Pobè, Plateau department.
The 25 Megawatt Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant will be built on a 96 ha piece of land belonging to the Société béninoise d’énergie électrique (Sbee). The project consists of a solar field made up of Photovoltaic panels using crystalline silicon technology. The solar panels will be framed and mounted on fixed structures with 6 transformer stations and a global underground network.