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Map of 15 power-plant records in Chad, coloured by fuel and sized by reported capacity where available
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Power plants in Chad

15 power-plant records · 203.5 MW reported capacity (partial; 10 of 15 records)

  • Oil 60%
  • Solar 33%
  • Other 7%
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Chad has 15 power plants in this atlas, with 204 MW of reported capacity (reported for 10 of them). The largest listed plant is Centrale FARCHA 2 (60 MW, oil; current status unverified). By number of records the most common technologies are oil, solar and other. Grid operators listed here include Société Nationale d’Électricité. Renewables supplied 5.4% of its electricity in 2024.

Data compiled from official inventories and open sources; see data sources and coverage.

Chad at a glance

Power-plant records
15
Partial reported capacity
203.5 MW10 of 15 records report MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
5.4%
Most records
Oil, Solar
Capital
N'Djamena

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

Grid operators and electricity market in Chad

Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything

Oil-fired plants supply N'Djamena, with new solar.

  1. GenerationState utility
  2. TransmissionState utility
  3. DistributionState utility
  4. CustomersGovernment-set tariffs

Who regulates

No separate independent regulator is listed: the government or the utility itself sets tariffs and technical rules.

Who controls the grid

State utility SNE runs the grid.

Markets & power exchanges

No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.

Regional grid

  • Central African Power PoolRegional grid

    Member of the Central African Power Pool (PEAC), the ECCAS body planning interconnection between central African grids.

What does “Vertically integrated utility” mean?

A single, usually state-owned utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Prices are set or approved by the government or a regulator rather than by a market.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

Electricity production in Chad

Electricity generated0.37 TWh
Renewable share5.4%
Low-carbon share5.4%
Carbon intensity621.6 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0 TWh
Wind0.01 TWh
Solar0 TWh
Bioenergy0.01 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas0 TWh
Other fossil0.35 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

Chad electricity generation, fuel mix and annual data

Regional comparisons: Africa electricity production · Middle Africa electricity production

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Geography and data notes

Chad is in Middle Africa. Its landlocked geography makes cross-border connections an important part of its regional setting. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
N'Djamena
Languages
Arabic, French
Region
Middle Africa

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 15 records for Chad. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

15 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

6 lack an owner/operator; 12 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Chad

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Browse 15 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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Published selection: 12 records. JavaScript loads the full searchable inventory.

MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.