The problem of access to electricity is acute in Chad. Out of a population estimated at over 14 million, barely 4% has access to this commodity. And as that was not enough, the load shedding occupies a non-negligible place in the daily life of Chadians. To improve this situation, the country turns to Cameroon and Nigeria.
On Monday, October 19, Energy Minister Dr Ramatou Houtouin left N’Djaména for Nigeria’s political capital, Abuja. In this city, she will have discussions with the Nigerian Minister of Petroleum and Energy on the relaunch of the project for the interconnection of electricity networks between Chad and Nigeria, informs us her chief of staff, Asbakréo Foutouin.
There is also Cameroon, which the country has relied on to solve its recurring electricity problem. In June 2020, the World Bank Group Board of Trustees approved $ 385 million in funding from the International Development Association (IDA) for the interconnection and strengthening of electric power supply between the Cameroon and Chad.
This project should ultimately increase access to electricity in N’Djaména and other towns in the country. In the meantime, Chadians still have to contend with tiring power cuts.
