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Benin fuel prices: gasoline and diesel, power, oil and gas

Gasoline and diesel prices in Benin, from May 1, 2026, with power, oil and gas figures, each checked against its official source.

Updated November 5, 2026

An electrical substation at Womey, Abomey-Calavi, in 2022
An electrical substation at Womey, Abomey-Calavi, in 2022. Photo: Saliousoft / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

Gasoline (super) pump price
725 FCFA per liter · From May 1, 2026
Source: Government price revision of 30 April 2026 (reported by RFI via AllAfrica)
Diesel pump price
750 FCFA per liter · From May 1, 2026
Source: Government price revision of 30 April 2026 (RFI via AllAfrica)
Installed power generation capacity, 2024
239.8 MW · 2024
Source: Benin National Energy Compact (Mission 300)
Electricity access rate
42.6% · End-2024
Source: Benin National Energy Compact (Mission 300), World Bank

Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.

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