The Benin Electricity Access Scale-up (BEAS) Project is expanding grid access and has installed so far 150,000 meters and 20,000 streetlights, connecting nearly 145,000 households, 2,789 small businesses, and 451 public institutions, while also driving sector reforms, job. The Benin Electricity Access Scale-up (BEAS) Project is expanding grid access and has installed so far 150,000 meters and 20,000 streetlights, connecting nearly 145,000 households, 2,789 small businesses, and 451 public institutions, while also driving sector reforms, job. The Benin Electricity Access Scale-up (BEAS) Project is expanding grid access and has installed so far 150,000 meters and 20,000 streetlights, connecting nearly 145,000 households, 2,789 small businesses, and 451 public institutions, while also driving sector reforms, job creation, and improved. Electricity can be generated in two main ways: by harnessing the heat from burning fuels or nuclear reactions in the form of steam (thermal power) or by capturing the energy of natural forces such as the sun, wind or moving water. of total generation Electricity production tends to closely match. Benin has a significant potential for renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro and geothermal) which can contribute to the country's energy sovereignty and green energy transition. Although electricity access for the people has improved in recent years, the national access rate is insufficient. This. In 2015, MCC partnered with the Government of Benin to implement the $391 million Benin Power Compact, to strengthen power sector regulation and utility operations, increase grid capacity and reliability, attract private sector investment into solar power generation and increase access to. The Electricity Generation Project seeks to increase domestic generation capacity through new solar power plants and possibly a new thermal power plant, and the rehabilitation of an existing hydroelectric plant.