Benin puts solar power at the heart of its energy policy

Mongabay
Oct 16, 2025, 7:03 am121 pts
The government of Benin is focusing on building solar power plants as part of a policy to make renewable energy the main source of the country’s energy supply by 2030. When it met in July, the Council of Ministers approved an updated National Renewable Energy Development Policy (PONADER) for 2020-2030. The…

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