The government of Benin and the ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (EBID) have agreed to a loan agreement to finance the electrification of 750 community infrastructures. The signing took place this Thursday March 05, 2020 between Romuald WADAGNI, Minister of Economy and Finance and the President of EBID, Dr George Agyekum Nana DONKOR in the presence of the Minister of Energy, Mr. Dona Jean-Claude HOUSSOU . Worth US $ 21 million, this vast project financed by EBID will be implemented in 11 departments out of the 12 in Benin, namely: Alibori, Atacora, Atlantique, Borgou, Couffo, Collines, Couffo, Donga, Mono , Ouémé, Plateau and Zou. In total, 336 health centers, 184 security centers and stations, 230 general education colleges will be electrified by solar-powered structures. Satisfied with Benin’s level of commitment, the President of EBID congratulated the government on the reforms implemented to achieve the average electrification rate of 92% in the community space by 2035. Benin classified as “economy in very good growth and in very good health” by the African Development Bank (AfDB), is a strategic partner of EBID, recalled the President, Dr George Agyekum Nana DONKOR. For the Minister of Energy, Mr. Dona Jean-Claude HOUSSOU, this financing agreement signing ceremony further concretizes the government’s dynamic, which is to mobilize resources for access to energy for the populations in the region. extent of the national territory. He then thanked EBID for its unfailing support to the government of Benin, especially in the field of energy. Finally, he reassured everyone of the realization of the project as since the start of the five-year term of President Patrice Talon.