| Approval Date | 15 Dec 2017 |
| Signature Date | 03 Apr 2020 |
| Planned Completion Date | 31 Dec 2027 |
| Last Disbursement Planned Date | 31 Dec 2027 |
| Sovereign / Non-Sovereign | Sovereign |
| Sector | Power |
| DAC Sector Code | 23630 |
| Environmental Category | 1 |
| Commitment | U.A 171,967,234.59 |
| Status | Implementation |
The Cameroon-Chad Power Interconnection Project stems from the desire of both countries to optimize the use of their energy resources by integrating their power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure. It will involve the construction of: (i) a 225 kV high-voltage (HV) main transmission line between Ngaoundéré and Maroua (Cameroon) and N’Djamena (Chad); (ii) a 225 kV high-voltage link between Maroua (Cameroon), Bongor, Guelendeng and N’Djamena (Chad); (iii) related high-voltage (HV)/medium-voltage (MV) transformer stations; and (iv) rural electrification distribution networks along transmission line corridors. In total, about 1 024 kilometres of HV transmission lines (786 kilometres in Cameroon and 238 kilometres in Chad) will be constructed and 478 localities along these lines (409 of them in Cameroun and 69 in Chad) electrified. It is one of Central Africa’s priority integration projects.
The overall project objective is to improve the economic and social development framework of Member States of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) through the supply of adequate quantity and quality of electricity at low cost. The sector objective is to increase the rate of access to electricity by the population of both countries, and strengthen cooperation and regional integration in the sub-region through energy trade between the countries.
The direct project beneficiaries are the National Electricity Corporation (Société Nationale de l’Électricité, SNE) in Chad, the National Electricity Transmission Corporation (Société Nationale de Transport d’Électricité, SONATREL), the Rural Electrification Agency (AER) and the Cameroon Electricity Corporation (ENEO) in Cameroon, which will operate the electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure constructed, as well as the population of the localities along the interconnection lines built. The project will directly affect about 8.9 million people, 6.5 million of them in Cameroon and 2.4 million in Chad. Besides interconnecting the power generation and transmission infrastructure of Cameroon and Chad, thus significantly reducing the production costs of national electricity corporations, the project will, through the electrification of the localities along the interconnection lines, help to increase the electricity access rate in both countries, thus contributing to improving the living conditions of the population and reducing poverty. The execution of works will create jobs, of which at least 15% will be for women/girls. Lastly, it will enable industries in the countries concerned, in particular, and the sub-region, in general, to develop and expand their commercial and production activities. It will also promote the regional integration and economic development of Central Africa.
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Implementing
Société Nationale de Transport de l#Electricité (SONATREL)
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Funding
African Development Bank
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Funding
African Development Fund
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| IATI identifier | 46002-P-Z1-FA0-072 |
| Last Update | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Name | Jean-Pierre MUTSINZI |
| jp.mutsinzi@afdb.org |
| Country | Multinational |
| Coordinates | Location Name |
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| 7.32765 13.5847 | Ngaoundara |
| 10.5909 14.3159 | Maroua |