Sifi Ghrieb launches Algeria-donated power plant in Chad after Niger inauguration

After Niger, Chad now benefits from Algeria’s concrete development projects in the Sahel region. The Algerian government continues implementing its strategy to stabilise the Sahel through economic and social progress.

Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb began a visit to Chad on Monday 8 June, where he laid the foundation stone for a power plant donated by Algeria. This marks the second such facility Algeria has built in the region, following the one inaugurated in Niger on Wednesday 3 June after completion in a record 70 days by Sonelgaz International.

Algeria donates 40-megawatt power plant to Chad

The 40-megawatt plant in Chad, also to be built by Sonelgaz International, is a donation from the Algerian Republic in line with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s directives. The groundbreaking ceremony, described as a symbol of “Algerian-Chadian solidarity,” took place at the Farcha industrial zone in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital. It was jointly chaired by the Algerian prime minister and his Chadian counterpart, Allamaye Halina.

In a speech at the event, Sifi Ghrieb said the project launch embodies the “unwavering political will” uniting the two countries’ leaders and translates into action the high-level directives of President Tebboune and Chad’s President Marshal Mohamed Idris Déby Itno. Their goal, he noted, is to elevate Algerian-Chadian relations into a “solid strategic partnership based on effective solidarity, shared development and mutual interests.”

Beyond its symbolic importance for development, Ghrieb called the moment a “decisive step” in strengthening bilateral ties, moving from consultation and planning to tangible implementation of joint projects. This initiative, approved by President Tebboune, is one of the first outcomes of the new momentum started 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 holds substantial economic, social and human significance, Ghrieb argued, because it boosts Chad’s energy capacity and supports its development efforts. He recalled that energy today is “one of the fundamental pillars of state economies and a decisive factor for attracting investment, developing industry, improving public services and raising citizens’ living standards.”

“Where energy is present, growth prospects expand, 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 stated.

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 in N’Djamena, expanding 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 Niamey plant inauguration on 3 June, Energy and Renewable Energies Minister Mourad Adjal mentioned growing demand for Sonelgaz International’s expertise from several African countries, including Chad, Côte d’Ivoire and Mozambique. The company, created last March to carry out international projects, has begun preparations for new initiatives in numerous African nations, the minister said.

Beyond electricity, Algeria has also launched oil and gas projects in the region, such as exploiting the Kafra oil field in northern Niger. On 4 June, work on the Algerian section of the TSGP gas pipeline officially began in Adrar, with the oil ministers of Nigeria and Niger in attendance.