Premier Energies gets $20m to power Benin

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Indian solar manufacturer Premier Energies has won $20 million in contracts to deliver and install solar systems in the Republic of  Benin. The projects are part of a national initiative by the government to expand access to clean energy amidst a weak, struggling grid and a lack of technical and financial ability to develop its own renewable energy power.

• Benin's power supply depends on importing electricity. The country's internal energy infrastructure is underdeveloped, complicating both the distribution of power and the integration of new sources.

• The government is now focusing on energy issues. Last week it joined 28 other African nations in adopting national energy compacts under the World Bank's and African Development Bank's "Mission 300" initiative.

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