Côte d''Ivoire powering into the future
The study, awarded to Interface Engineering, is to determine viability of building and operating decentralised solar mini-grids to support
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 375,533 new households with electricity, including 251,133 connections funded by PEPT, a 2014 program which allows households with low incomes to pay for electricity over a 10- year period after an advance payment of 1,000 CFA (about $2).
With the third largest electricity system in West Africa, the Ivoirian government is working toward making the country a West African electricity hub. Côte d'Ivoire's existing electricity system is the third largest in West Africa.
Côte d'Ivoire Energies (CI-ENERGIES): the state-owned entity responsible for monitoring and managing the electricity system. It also manage projects for which the state acts as the conceding authority.
National gross generation was estimated at 12,147.9 GWh, up 6.3 percent compared to 2021. Electricity capacity stood at 2,548 Megawatts (MW) with 879 MW for hydroelectric plants and 1,669 MW for thermal power stations. The Ivoirian power sector recorded two new production units of 279 MW.
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