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Power plants in Benin

A directory of 2 power plants in Benin with a combined installed capacity of 60 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

2power plants
60MW total capacity
2fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Benin)

Gas: 1 plants1GasOil: 1 plants1Oil

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Benin electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

584gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
4.0%low-carbon electricity
4.0%renewables
96.0%fossil fuels
Gas: 72 % of electricity72GasOil: 24 % of electricity24OilSolar: 4 % of electricity4Solar

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Benin

#PlantFuelMW
1AkpakpaGas40
2CotonouOil20

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