The newly established Steering Committee for Côte d’Ivoire’s National Energy Pact convened its inaugural session on August 4, 2026, at the SCIAM building in Abidjan. Led by Dr. Souleymane DIARRASSOUBA, Minister of Planning and Development, the meeting brought together key stakeholders including the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou SANGAFOWA-COULIBALY, the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Budget, the Deputy Cabinet Director of the Prime Minister’s Office, and the Technical Advisor to the Minister-Director of the President’s Cabinet.
The primary objectives of the gathering were to assess progress on the pact’s implementation and chart a course for mobilizing resources to accelerate priority projects.
Côte d’Ivoire’s National Energy Pact is part of the Mission 300 initiative, a collaborative effort between the World Bank and the African Development Bank aimed at providing electricity access to 300 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. The Ivorian pact, officially adopted in January 2025, was unveiled by Prime Minister Robert Beugré MAMBÉ at the African Heads of State Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The country has since been designated a model nation by the Mission 300 partners. Today, 29 African countries have implemented national energy pacts. The Ivorian initiative is backed by a substantial investment portfolio of approximately 3,980 billion CFA francs (about $6.56 billion) for the 2025-2030 period, with 1,177 billion CFA francs expected from private sector contributions.
The governance structure of the pact consists of a steering committee, a technical committee, and a coordination unit dedicated to the National Energy Pact (PNE).
During the opening address, the Minister of Planning and Development outlined the pact’s four core objectives: achieving universal electricity access, ensuring households adopt clean cooking solutions, increasing the share of renewable energy to 45% in the national energy mix, and ensuring the financial sustainability of the energy sector. He emphasized the alignment of the pact with the National Development Plan and the United Nations’ seventh Sustainable Development Goal, highlighting energy’s pivotal role in the nation’s socioeconomic progress.
The progress report presented to the committee revealed encouraging strides toward the 2030 targets. In 2025 alone, Côte d’Ivoire successfully connected 684,735 households to the grid, benefiting nearly 3.6 million people—surpassing the annual target by 5.3%. Since 2024, over 7.7 million citizens have gained access to electricity, with a national electrification rate now standing at 81.1%.
The reforms underway are progressing in tandem with these milestones.
For the 2026-2030 period, the committee reviewed a portfolio of priority projects valued at approximately 2,840 billion CFA francs, which are currently in the process of securing financing.
The committee also established firm deadlines for the remaining actions and committed to ensuring these timelines are strictly adhered to.
This implementation strategy is bolstered by Côte d’Ivoire’s established regional leadership in the energy sector. The country boasts one of the most robust electricity systems in West Africa and has long played a central role in cross-border electricity exchanges. The projects outlined in the pact are set to further integrate Côte d’Ivoire into the broader West African electricity market.