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With a power score of 1.33, Chad ranks number 94 among Emerging Markets and number 35 in the Africa region

Power score

1.33/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

95
2021
95
2022
93
2023
94
2024

Overview

Chad has a power score of 1.33, which puts it at rank 94 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Chad has dropped in the power rankings by 1 place, from rank 93, to rank 94.

At 1.33, the power score of Chad is worse than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 35 in the region.

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Chad

Power

Power policy

Chad implements policies in 5/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives, and Renewable Energy Certificates.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Chad has increased from 157.56 USD/MWh in 2022 to 162.11 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Chad has fluctuated between 157.56 USD/MWh (2022) and 177.19 USD/MWh (2021).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Chad in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 99.53%.

Installed capacity (in MW)

20002005201020152020050100150200 MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Chad in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 99.46%, up from 99.4% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Chad was around $ million in 2023, a decrease of 100% from 2022 ($25.20 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2020 at $174.38 million, while the lowest was in 2022 with $25.20 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: No
retail: No

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

No

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