After Niger, Chad now benefits from Algeria’s concrete steps to foster stability in the Sahel through economic and social development. Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb arrived in Chad on Monday, June 8, where he laid the foundation stone for a power plant donated by Algeria. This is the second such facility in the region, following the one inaugurated in Niger on June 3 by Ghrieb after a record 70-day construction by Sonelgaz International.
Algeria donates a 40-megawatt power plant to Chad
The 40-megawatt plant, also to be built by Sonelgaz International in Chad, is a gift from Algeria to this Sahel nation, in line with the directives of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
The foundation stone ceremony for this “Algerian-Chadian solidarity” power plant took place in the Farcha industrial zone in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital. It was co-chaired by Algeria’s prime minister and his Chadian counterpart, Allamaye Halina.
Speaking at the event, Sifi Ghrieb said the project launch embodies the “unwavering political will” uniting the leaders of both countries, turning the high-level directives of President Tebboune and Chadian President Marshal Mohamed Idris Déby Itno into reality. These directives aim to elevate Algerian-Chadian relations to a “solid strategic partnership based on effective solidarity, shared development, and mutual interests.”
Beyond its “symbolic importance for development,” Ghrieb added, this event marks “a decisive step” in strengthening ties that have moved “from consultation and planning to concrete implementation of joint projects on the ground.”
The project, approved by President Tebboune, is one of the first fruits of the new dynamic launched by President Déby Itno’s official visit to Algeria in April 2026, Ghrieb emphasized.
“The Africa we believe in is one of concrete initiatives”
This power plant carries immense economic, social, and human significance, as it boosts Chad’s energy capacity and supports its development efforts, the prime minister stated. He noted that the energy sector is now “one of the fundamental pillars on which state economies rest and a key factor in attracting investment, developing industry, improving public services, and raising citizens’ living standards.”
“Where energy is present, growth prospects widen, the pace of economic and social transformation accelerates, and well-being levels rise,” he insisted.
Ghrieb also reaffirmed “Algeria’s deep conviction” that effective African cooperation can achieve shared development through concrete projects that directly benefit citizens and help build strong, sustainable national economies.
“The Africa we believe in is one of effective solidarity, concrete initiatives, productive investments, and partnerships that create wealth on its soil and for its peoples,” he said.
Algeria’s all-out energy offensive in Africa and the Sahel
Other strategic partnership projects are planned between Algiers and N’Djamena, including supporting a refinery project in N’Djamena, expanding cooperation in geological exploration and seismic studies, exchanging expertise and training, and establishing permanent joint mechanisms for consultation and coordination across the energy value chain, Ghrieb noted.
During the inauguration of the Niamey plant on June 3, Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies Mourad Adjal reported growing demand for Sonelgaz International’s expertise from several African countries, including Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mozambique.
The company, founded last March to carry out international projects, has begun preparations for new ventures in numerous African nations, the minister revealed.
Beyond electricity, Algeria has also launched oil and gas projects in the region, such as the exploitation of the Kafra oil field in northern Niger. On June 4, work on the Algerian section of the TSGP gas pipeline officially started in Adrar, with the oil ministers of Nigeria and Niger in attendance.
