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How much electricity does Benin need?

Benin belongs to several institutions like West Africa (WA), the African Union (AU), the World Trade Organization (WTO), ECOWAS, and WAEMU, and has a total installed energy capacity at 349 MW, with estimated electricity needs at 600 MW, given rapidly growing electricity demand, according to the West African Development Bank (BOAD, 2019) .

What can Benin do with waste?

Furthermore, Benin is a cotton exporter belonging to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and cotton production waste could be used to produce gas and electricity, helping Benin move towards energy self-sufficiency. Likewise, household waste can be converted into energy, and is an ideal raw material for biogas production.

Are wood resources a threat to Benin's forest ecosystems?

Using wood resources to generate energy is a major threat to Benin's forest ecosystems, particularly with respect to accessing other renewable energy sources e.g., solar energy, biogas, etc., which are limited according to Adanguidi et al. (2020) . Fig. 1.

How much natural gas does Benin produce a year?

Meanwhile, Benin's natural gas production corresponded to 29.8%, and 0.9%, of Togo's (210 GWh), and Ivory Coast's (7025.7 GWh), total generation, respectively. Fig. 15 shows electricity production per energy source per country in 2018 in WAEMU. Fig. 15. Annual Average Generated Electricity (GWh) per source per WAEMU country in 2018.