Benin is a coastal country located in the Gulf of Guinea in Western Africa, which is a resource rich region.
[7] Under ECOWAS, the West African Power Pool (WAPP) was created with headquarters in Benin and the goal of furthering the goal of combining each nations power system into a regional source to provide more reliable energy services[9] Out of the 15 nations that are part of ECOWAS, 14 joined WAPP.
In dealing with the energy needs in Nigeria, Rural electrification project has been embarked on by the Government with funding from international community.
Based on the Human Development Index report of 2018, Benin ranks 163 out of 189 countries as about 66.8% of the population faces poverty.
[12] Many people still have limited access to electricity and maintenance and development of utilities and services requires financial support.
[5] The $375 million grant towards this project will assist in designing and construction of a more reliable power system as well as strengthening the infrastructure.
[5] The company responsible for petroleum imports is Société Nationale de Commercialisation des Produits Pétroliers (SONACOP).
This pipeline, roughly 1980 kilometers (1230 miles), will run from the Diffa Region in the Southeast of Niger to the Port Seme Terminal in Benin.
[15] Previously, Niger exported its oil through Chad in order to reach a Cameroon port; however, there has been much instability in the Sahel region.
The WAGP Project, started in 2004, serves as an alternative to bring more stable forms of electricity generation into the households and firms.