Benin: 4 ministers appointed to the investment committee of FERER

The Council of Ministers, which met in ordinary session on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, appointed the members of the Investment Committee of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Fund (FERER).

Four government ministers were selected to sit on this essential body responsible for managing and guiding the fund, in accordance with Decree No. 2024-1397 of December 11, 2024.

The Investment Committee is one of the fund’s two management bodies. It is responsible for defining strategic and technical directions, and for approving or rejecting grants proposed by projects in the renewable energy and rural electrification sectors, after advice from the ad hoc Technical Committee.

It meets at least twice a year, and may also convene in extraordinary session at the request of its chair.

The committee reports periodically to the President of the Republic and annually to the Council of Ministers.

Composition of the committee

Chair : Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, Minister of State in charge of Development and Coordination of Government Action.

Members :

• Romuald Wadagni, Minister of Economy and Finance, Minister of State.

• José Tonato, Minister of Energy, Water and Mines in charge of Living Environment and Transport.

• Raphaël Akotègnon, Minister of Decentralization and Local Governance.

• Aristide Djidjoho, Representative of the Presidency of the Republic.