+\subsection options_generic_plugin Plugins
+
+SimGrid supports the use of plugins; currently, no known plugins
+can be activated but there are use-cases where you may want to write
+your own plugin (for instance, for logging).
+
+Plugins can for instance define own classes that inherit from
+existing classes (for instance, a class "CpuEnergy" inherits from
+"Cpu" to assess energy consumption).
+
+The plugin connects to the code by registering callbacks using
+``signal.connect(callback)`` (see file ``src/surf/plugins/energy.cpp`` for
+details).
+
+\verbatim
+ --cfg=plugin:Energy
+\endverbatim
+
+\note
+ This option is case-sensitive: Energy and energy are not the same!
+