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Power Plants in Benin
Benin has 2 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 147th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 1 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 127 MW across 1 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Glo Djigbé power plant (140 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Benpower SA (1) and Société Béninoise de Production d'Electricité (1) — Benpower SA alone is named on 50% of them. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Glo Djigbé power plant (140 MW), proposed. They account for 11% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Benin.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- gas127 MW +140 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Benin
- Glo Djigbé power plant140 MW · gas · proposed
- Maria Gleta power station I127 MW · gas · 2019
Who owns Benin's power plants
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Glo Djigbé power plant140 MW · gas · proposed
How Benin compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 145. Paraguay3
- 146. Togo3
- 147. Burkina Faso2
- 148. Benin2
- 149. Malta2
- 150. Papua New Guinea2
- 151. Suriname2
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Benin?
- OverWatts maps 2 power plants in Benin — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 147th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Benin?
- Glo Djigbé power plant, at 140 MW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Benin's power plants have?
- About 127 MW operating across 1 plants, with a further 140 MW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
- Who owns the power plants in Benin?
- Benpower SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 2 (50%). Next are Société Béninoise de Production d'Electricité (1).
- What new power plants are being built in Benin?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Glo Djigbé power plant (140 MW).