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Benin · asset class
Interconnectors in Benin
Benin has 7 interconnectors mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 15th-largest fleet of the 104 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 3 operating and 4 under construction or proposed. The largest is Benin – Ghana interconnection (planned) (650 MW).
4 are in the pipeline, led by Benin – Ghana interconnection (planned) (650 MW), proposed. They account for 37% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Benin.
7
Interconnector in Benin
#15
of 104 countries
4
In construction / proposed
On the interactive map
Largest interconnectors in Benin
- Benin – Ghana interconnection (planned)650 MW · proposed
- Benin – Nigeria interconnection (planned)650 MW · proposed
- Benin – Ghana interconnection450 MW
- Benin – Burkina Faso interconnection (planned)450 MW · 2024 · proposed
- Benin – Niger interconnection (planned)450 MW · proposed
- Benin – Togo interconnection345 MW
- Benin – Nigeria interconnection210 MW
Under construction & proposed
- Benin – Ghana interconnection (planned)650 MW · proposed
- Benin – Nigeria interconnection (planned)650 MW · proposed
- Benin – Burkina Faso interconnection (planned)450 MW · 2024 · proposed
- Benin – Niger interconnection (planned)450 MW · proposed
How Benin compares · interconnectors by country
Frequently asked
- How many interconnectors are there in Benin?
- OverWatts maps 7 interconnectors in Benin — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 15th-largest national fleet of the 104 countries with any.
- What is the largest interconnector in Benin?
- Benin – Ghana interconnection (planned), at 650 MW.
- What new interconnectors are being built in Benin?
- 4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Benin – Ghana interconnection (planned) (650 MW), Benin – Nigeria interconnection (planned) (650 MW) and Benin – Burkina Faso interconnection (planned) (450 MW).