PU-atrice Tognifodé ungumsunguli wobuzwe baseBenin. Ezinze eFrance, unguprofesa nonjiniyela wobunjiniyela bemishini, kepha futhi owasungula isiteshi samandla kagesi se-pluvio-electric (CENTRATOG) esenza sikwazi ukukhiqiza ugesi ngamanzi emvula. UPatrice Tognifodé uthi idivaysi yakhe ingagcina ifayela le-ugesi ngokuqoqa amanzi emvula nokusebenza ngokuqhubekayo; okuyisisekelo senkulumompikiswano ngokongiwa kwamandla.
Kwakungenkathi iya eBenin ngo-2001 emngcwabeni kayise lapho uPatrice Tognifodé eshaywa khona ukunqanyulwa kukagesi (amandla kagesi) amaningi izwe lakhe. Emuva eBenin ngo-2008, wabona ukuthi ukunqanyulwa kukagesi kusekuningi. Kwakungalesi sisekelo lapho uPatrice Tognifodé anquma khona ukwakha enye indlela yokukhiqiza ugesi eBenin. Ngo-2009, wenza ilungelo lobunikazi lokusungulwa kwakhe ne-European Patent Office (EPO) ngaphansi kwenombolo 09010102.3 / EP09010102.