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In Benin, VINCI Energies is supporting authorities in their policy for energy independence and social and economic development by supplying electricity to towns, villages, industrial sites and business parks.
The project awarded to VINCI Energies by the Beninese authorities the largest contract it has ever won in Africa covers a total of 500 km of high- and extra-high-voltage lines, more than 1,200 km of distribution networks and 12 high and extra-high-voltage transformer stations. Of these, eight will be new builds, while the remaining four are to be upgraded to increase their capacity. Covering 8 of the country’s 12 departments, the project is part of a national programme to connect thousands of households to the grid and ensure universal, secure and reliable access to electricity. The contract is expected to create a total of 900 jobs over three years. Several hundred technicians have been trained by VINCI Energies at the Omexom Institute, which it set up in Cotonou as part of its skills transfer and local employment policy. Its teams take a very active role alongside local communities, and, for example, have financed the renovation of several schools and distributed some 20,000 school kits, 8,000 uniforms and 8,000 pairs of shoes for the children. As part of a partnership with Unicef, VINCI Energies is also supporting a programme to expand Internet access and foster online learning in 16 secondary schools across the country.
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jobs created, and several hundred technicians trained at the Omexom Institute, during the three-year project in Benin.
“ Our local management policy is clearly appreciated by public authorities at the highest level in the countries where we do business, and by the international organisations that fund the projects we are involved in. ”