Electricity Sector Support Tender

IATI identifier 46002-P-TD-F00-008
Country Chad
Sector Power
High 5 Light Up and Power Africa
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign Sovereign
Environmental Category [2] Moderate Risk
Climate Safeguards Categorization [2] Projects may be vulnerable to climate risk.
Gender Marker System Categorization [GEN II] Gender Outcomes
Commitment (UA) 18,125,285
Project General Description
The project is part of the Desert to Power (DtP) initiative, which covers eleven Sahelian countries including Chad. The aim of this initiative is to accelerate economic development in the Sahel by increasing solar power generation capacity by 10 GW through public and private intervention. This additional capacity will provide over 160 million people with access to electricity through grid connections, and 90 million people through decentralized electrification. The project strengthens SNE's technical, financial and commercial performance whilst improving sector governance. The Bank's intervention is justified by the need to support Chad as it slowly emerges from a situation of economic and social fragility, thereby helping to resolve the energy crisis. Ultimately, the Bank hopes to build on the momentum already generated under PASET1. The project introduces innovative elements, such as the sub-component on the solar hybridization of the Moundougas-fired powerplant. This operation is a follow-up to the hybridization study of thermal powerplants located in isolated centers in Chad, carried out as part of the DtP Initiative. Hence, it contributes to the phasing out of fossil fuels. The Bank will become one of the first institutions to implement a thermal powerplant hybridization programme in Chad, whose success could be replicated in other parts of the country and have a highly positive impact in terms of production costs and the environmental.

Project Objectives
The project aims to improve the quality of electricity supply and access, with a view to stimulating Chad's socio-economic and sustainable development. The specific objectives are : i) expanding clean, sustainable and cost-effective electricity production capacity whilst strengthening distribution networks to meet rising electricity demand; and ii) improving SNE's technical, financial and commercial performance.

Beneficiaries
The main beneficiaries and stakeholders of the project are the populations of Ndjamena and Moundou, the SNE, ARSE, ADERM, the Ministry of Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation, the Ministry in charge of Energy and the Ministry in charge of Social Action, Solidarity and Humanitarian Affairs. The project improves electricity access through 18,550 new connections in Ndjamena, serving approximately 92,750 people (50% women). The project will also eliminate flat-rate billing for 81,450 subscribers—representing approximately 407,250 people, including vulnerable populations, through the supply and installation of prepaidmeters. In addition, the project will enable displ