After Niger, Chad becomes the latest Sahel nation to benefit from Algeria’s concrete development projects aimed at fostering regional stability through economic and social progress.
Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb arrived in Chad on Monday, June 8, to lay the foundation stone for a power plant donated by Algeria. This marks the second such facility Algeria has built in the region, following the inauguration of a plant in Niger on Wednesday, June 3—completed in a record 70 days by Sonelgaz International.
Algeria gifts 40-megawatt power plant to Chad
The 40-megawatt plant, also to be built by Sonelgaz International, is a gift from the Algerian Republic to Chad, in line with directives from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
The cornerstone ceremony for the “Algerian-Chadian solidarity” power plant took place at the Farcha industrial zone in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital. It was chaired by the Algerian prime minister and his Chadian counterpart, Allamaye Halina.
In his speech, Sifi Ghrieb stated that the project launch embodies the “unwavering political will” uniting the leaders of both countries, translating President Tebboune and Chadian President Marshal Mohamed Idris Déby Itno’s high directives into action. These aim to elevate Algeria-Chad relations to a “solid strategic partnership founded on effective solidarity, shared development, and mutual interests.”
Beyond its “symbolic importance for development,” Ghrieb noted that the event marks “a decisive step” in strengthening ties, moving “from the phase of consultation and planning to implementation and realization of joint projects on the ground.”
This 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 added.
“The Africa we believe in is one of concrete initiatives”
The power plant carries considerable economic, social, and human significance, as it boosts Chad’s energy capacity and supports its development efforts, the prime minister emphasized. He recalled that the energy sector is now “one of the fundamental pillars on which state economies rest, and a key factor for 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 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 support for a refinery project in N’Djamena, developing cooperation in geological exploration and seismic studies, exchanging expertise and training, and establishing permanent joint consultation and coordination mechanisms 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 mentioned growing demand for Sonelgaz International’s expertise from several African countries, including Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mozambique.
The company, created in March to carry out international projects, has already begun preparations for new projects in many African nations, the minister revealed.
Beyond electricity, Algeria has also launched oil and gas projects in the region, such as operating the Kafra oil field in northern Niger. On June 4, work on the Algerian section of the TSGP gas pipeline officially began in Adrar, with the petroleum ministers of Nigeria and Niger in attendance.
