{"id":27688,"date":"2020-07-24T12:08:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T10:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/?p=27688"},"modified":"2020-11-16T16:21:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T15:21:07","slug":"cafe-lumiere-received-the-support-of-the-mca-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/news\/cafe-lumiere-received-the-support-of-the-mca-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"“Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re” received the support of a the Millennium Challenge Account-B\u00e9nin II to deploy this solution in Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][easy-social-share buttons=”facebook,twitter,linkedin”][vc_column_text]The “Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re” solution, already deployed by Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res in 6 villages in Madagascar<\/a>, received the support of the MCA-B\u00e9nin II programme<\/a> through a funding agreement that entered into force on 22nd June 2020, for an implementation in Benin, around the Nokoue lake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This agreement is the result of call for proposals\/projects, where we have been selected among 10 other companies. The programme is financed by the American agency Millennium Challenge Corporation, set up in 2004 by the United States Congress.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”27700″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re: a response to cover energy needs of isolated populations.” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res has been working since 2011 to the deployment of the Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re<\/a> concept, an innovative and sustainable rural electrification model fighting against climate change at least cost for the communities.<\/p>\n

Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re takes the form of a shop combined to a mini network fed by a solar photovoltaic equipment\/facility (building a \u00ab multi-service energy platform\u00bb) which gives the whole community access to reliable, efficient, clean and affordable energy services. Such services address domestic uses (light bulbs, solar systems), as well as productive services (cold production, agricultural machines or craftsmen tools power supply, etc.) and collective services (health, education, public lighting).<\/p>\n

The ambition of this model is to bring an autonomous financial and energy solution. Indeed, the revenues from the sales of energy services to individuals or professionals allow for financing collective services, these being too often forgotten and difficult to fund. Beyond the technical solution, Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res proposes a global inclusive model which contributes to fighting against inequalities within the communities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”A pilot project in Madagascar” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]A first Caf\u00e9 was set up during summer 2018<\/a>, and it rapidly proved efficient. Local community entrepreneurs, farmers, households and services have had access to clean and sustainable energy services, thanks to the involvement of a private Malagasy socially involved company which ensures the rental and sale of energy services and the maintenance of electrical equipment\/installations.<\/p>\n

Now deployed over 6 villages in Madagascar, the project benefits to a rural population of about 21 000 people by providing them access to sustainable energy services and to public services allowing for a better access to healthcare and education.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pF4iBGOh2PI”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]A project led in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons, <\/strong>Anka<\/a>, the Foundation for studies and Research on International Development<\/a> (FERDI), the Agency for the Development of Rural Electrification<\/a> (ADER), the Office of Electricity Regulation <\/a>(ORE) and with the support of the Agence Fran\u00e7aise de D\u00e9veloppement (AFD), the EDF Group Foundation<\/a>, the Signify Foundation<\/a>, the Lord Michelham of Hellingly Foundation, Monabee<\/a>, SDMO<\/a>, Prysmian Group<\/a> and Schneider Electric<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”The diffusion of the solution in Benin” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left”][vc_column_text]The Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re solution will soon be deployed in 4 villages in Benin. Based on the same principle as in Madagascar, the building Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re will be set up in the centre of the village and will enable the solar energy supply of collective and community, productive and individual structures. The Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re model can be deployed thanks to the partnership with the association Sonagnon, our local partner based in the region of S\u00f4-Ava. The project has been co-constructed in the frame of a consortium with this partner as well as with Songha\u00ef and PAMIGA<\/a> (a network of 14 microfinancing institutions (IMF)).<\/p>\n

Beyond the funding brought by the Millennium Challenge Account-B\u00e9nin II, the deployment of Caf\u00e9s Lumi\u00e8re in Benin benefits from the support of the ADEME<\/a>, the EDF Group Foundation<\/a> and the Eiffage Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By deploying this autonomous solution, Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res aims at making this model a reference for rural electrification which could be disseminated in various contexts.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Electriciens sans fronti\u00e8res signs a co-financing agreement with the Millennium Challenge Account-Benin II to deploy the Caf\u00e9 Lumi\u00e8re solution in Benin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":27691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[490,687],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-a-la-une-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27688"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28383,"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688\/revisions\/28383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.electriciens-sans-frontieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}