Algeria launches solidarity power plant in Chad after Niger project

Algeria is pressing forward with its solidarity efforts toward African nations facing energy challenges. The Algerian prime minister, Sifi Ghrieb, together with Chad’s prime minister and head of government, Allamaye Halina, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Algeria-Chad solidarity power plant in N’Djamena yesterday. The facility will have a production capacity of 40 megawatts—matching the 40-megawatt Algeria-Niger solidarity plant inaugurated just days earlier in Gorou Banda, Niamey. Both projects are donations from Algeria to Chad and Niger respectively.

Algeria, which played a concrete role in Africa’s decolonisation, continues its supportive approach, now focused on the economic and social development of formerly colonised African countries that face difficulties due to unequal international relations dominated by neocolonial practices of former occupying powers. The Sahel-Saharan region—a natural extension of Algeria—is particularly concerned, with a corollary of regional and thus African integration. It is worth recalling that Algeria has allocated one billion dollars to its Agency for International Cooperation for Solidarity and Development (AICA) for project development across Africa.

In a speech at the ceremony, Sifi Ghrieb reaffirmed “Algeria’s full commitment to continuing its support for the brotherly Republic of Chad in its development process, through technology transfer, capacity building, and sharing successful experiences accumulated by our national institutions in the fields of energy, mining, industry, and infrastructure.” Regarding the power plant project, he stated that “it carries profound economic, social, and human dimensions, given its contribution to strengthening the energy capacities of the brotherly Republic of Chad and supporting its development efforts.” He emphasised that the project “embodies the unwavering political will of the leaders of both brotherly countries” and “translates on the ground the high directives of the president of the republic and his brother, Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, president of the Republic of Chad, aimed at elevating Algeria-Chad relations to a solid strategic partnership based on active solidarity, shared development, and mutual interests.”

The prime minister conveyed to Chadian authorities and the brotherly Chadian people the greetings of the president of the republic, as well as his constant attachment to “promoting the fraternal ties uniting the two brotherly peoples and strengthening bilateral cooperation relations to contribute to achieving common goals for building a more integrated and prosperous African space.” This project, decided by the president of the republic, “is the first fruit of the new dynamic spurred by the official visit to Algeria in April 2026 by Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, and the results of the important talks he held with his brother, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, marked by the conclusion of ambitious cooperation agreements and programs covering various vital sectors,” Sifi Ghrieb added.

Sifi Ghrieb was received on Monday in N’Djamena by Chadian President Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno. Entrusted by President Tebboune, the prime minister arrived in Chad earlier that day for an official visit aimed at strengthening fraternal ties and cooperation and partnership between the two countries.