WEST AFRICA - GE Renewable Energy's Grid Solutions business announced that it has signed two deals to build energy systems in Benin and upgrade three substations in Cote d'Ivoire.

In Benin, to strengthen the country's grid and manage electricity losses during energy transmission, GE will design and supply the first Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) in the county for the utility Société Béninoise d'Energie Electrique (SBEE) and undertake the rehabilitation of substations at the National Distribution Control Center in Cotonou, GE said in the press statement.

In Cote d'Ivoire, the company will rehabilitate and expand three 225 kV substations in Ferke, Man and Taabo.

This project will help improve the electricity supply in the northern, western and central part of Côte d'Ivoire.

Source: GE Grid Solutions