Workers at a Ghanaian power plant. Ivory Coast is linked to Ghana’s electricity network. (Jonathan Ernst/World Bank)
Ivory Coast is planning to cut its dependence on gas-fired generation by more than half over the next 15 years, reducing the fuel’s share in its electricity mix from 80% to 32%, according to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Adama Toungara.
While renewables will fill some of this gap, gas will largely be replaced with coal-fired generation. The country plans to generate more than one-quarter of its power from new coal plants by the end of 2030.
Ivory Coast’s installed generation capacity is currently around 2 GW. It plans to increase this to more than 4 GW by 2020 and more than 6.65 GW by 2030, Toungara told delegates at the Africa Energy Forum in London. To achieve this, the government is planning to invest $22 billion in its power sector between 2016 and 2030 – $16 billion of which will be spent on new generation capacity.
Log in or register for a free trial to continue reading this article
Already a subscriber?
If you already have a subscription, sign in to continue reading this article.
Sign inNot a subscriber?
To access our premium content, you or your organisation must have a paid subscription. Sign up for free trial access to demo this service. Alternatively, please call +44 (0)20 3004 6203 and one of our representatives would be happy to walk you through the service.
Sign up