Solar Power Lights Up a Village and Enables Productive Use

Energy Access and Agriculture Productive Use in Benin

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Key Data

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Organisation

Light, Information, Health, Education (LU.I.S.E)

Duration

June 2021 - May 2023

Project Description

The local non-governmental organization (NGO) called Light, Information, Health, Education (LU.I.S.E) follows a participatory approach to engage the community of Amouloko in the project. In phase one, the measures are discussed with the population, the local women’s group and authorities. In phase two, a plot of land in the village is made available for the project, on which a building is constructed for the productive use activities. This building is equipped with solar PV panels and a battery system and houses equipment for the villagers to use: A grain mill, a refrigerator to store beverages and several outlets to charge their cell phones. In addition, the local school buildings receive small solar panels and LU.I.S.E trains selected residents in the maintenance of the various systems and supports residents in taking up income-generating activities. In phase three, the village community, supported by the NGO, sets up a collective management structure. Whoever wants to use the productive use equipment pays a small fee. This fee is then used by the management committee to pay for maintenance and repair services and to invest in additional productive use equipment. Eventually, the different systems will be handed over to the village community.

Innovative about this approach is the participatory preparation and management of the project, which aims to guarantee the commitment of the target group. The village community is included in the decision making and, over time, is enabled to manage and maintain the provided systems autonomously. As the productive use site was well received in Amouloko, LU.I.S.E. will replicate the approach in two other villages in the northern part of Benin.

GBE Component

Small Projects Fund

Categories

• Productive Use
• Community-based Approaches

Factsheet

Location

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Country SPF

Benin

Geographic coordinates of project site

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Latitude            Longitude

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• Energy Access and Agriculture Productive Use in Benin
• Productive Use

• Community-based Approaches