Energy transition assessment: Chad

This Energy transition assessment, developed by IRENA in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Energy of Chad, provides a thorough analysis of the key conditions necessary for renewable energy deployment and the acceleration of Chad’s energy transition. Chad faces significant development challenges, including high exposure to climate change and an economy heavily dependent on hydrocarbon resources. The country's energy mix is dominated by traditional biomass, while the electricity access rate is among the world's lowest at 12%, with electricity generated mainly from fossil fuels.

The country possesses abundant strategic assets, however, including solar, wind and biomass resources that can be leveraged to facilitate its energy transition. Chad's strategic goals for 2030 include an electricity access rate of between 60% and 90%, and a national energy mix in which renewables account for between 20% and 30%. Achieving these ambitions requires significant investment in energy services and a strengthening of the energy governance framework.

This assessment proposes tailored short- and medium-term action plans and recommendations to overcome a variety of obstacles to the transition in Chad. Key recommendations focus on enhancing planning, policy and regulatory frameworks, including finalising the 2019 Law on electricity sector reform. The report also outlines strategies for accelerating electricity access via mini-grids and the deployment of solar power systems, promoting clean cooking solutions, strengthening energy efficiency measures, addressing financing and investment gaps, and strengthening capacities, skills, and awareness-raising across the energy sector.