Algeria launches power plant project in Chad after Niger inauguration

Algeria continues its solidarity efforts across Africa. On Monday in N’Djamena, Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, alongside Chad’s Prime Minister Allamaye Halina, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the 40-megawatt Algeria-Chad solidarity power plant. This donation from Algeria to Chad comes just days after a similar 40 MW plant was inaugurated in Niamey, Niger, at Gorou Banda.

Algeria, which played a concrete role in Africa’s decolonization, now focuses on economic and social development for formerly colonized nations struggling with unequal international relations and neocolonial practices. The Sahel-Saharan region, a natural extension of Algeria, benefits from this regional integration. Algeria has allocated one billion dollars to its Agency for International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development (AICA) to fund projects across the continent.

During the ceremony, Ghrieb reaffirmed Algeria’s full commitment to supporting Chad through knowledge transfer, capacity building, and sharing successful experiences in energy, mining, industry, and infrastructure. He stated that the power plant project carries deep economic, social, and human dimensions, strengthening Chad’s energy capacity and supporting its development efforts. He emphasised that the project reflects the unwavering political will of both countries’ leaders, translating into action the high directives of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his brother, Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, to elevate Algeria-Chad relations to a strategic partnership based on active solidarity, shared development, and mutual interests.

The Prime Minister conveyed President Tebboune’s greetings to the Chadian authorities and people, stressing his constant commitment to promoting fraternal ties and strengthening bilateral cooperation to achieve common goals for a more integrated and prosperous Africa. He noted that the project stems from President Tebboune’s decision and materialises the first fruits of the new dynamic following Marshal Déby’s official visit to Algeria in April 2026, which yielded ambitious cooperation agreements in various vital sectors.

Earlier Monday, Ghrieb was received by President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno in N’Djamena. He had arrived in Chad earlier that day for an official visit aimed at reinforcing fraternal ties and bilateral cooperation.