Vinci Énergies, a subsidiary of the construction giant Vinci, will build an electrical infrastructure network in Benin for 292 million euros, the French group announced Thursday.
"Vinci Énergies has signed with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Benin a contract of 292 million euros for the construction of a set of transport and distribution infrastructure. 'electricity,' Vinci said in a statement released Thursday.
The contract provides for the construction over three years of 500 km of high and very high voltage transmission lines, 1.000 km of medium and low voltage distribution network, and 11 transformer stations.
"Several thousand homes" will be connected to this new electricity network which will cover eight of the twelve departments of the country, assures Vinci in its press release.
Present in 56 countries and employing more than 82.000 people according to its website, Vinci Énergies achieved a turnover of 13,7 billion euros last year.
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