The World Bank (WB) will disburse $295 million to increase access to energy and clean cooking for Chadian populations. An agreement was signed in this context last Wednesday in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital.

The donation will increase access to energy from 6% to 30% within five years, or one million electrified households by 2027. According to the WB's resident representative in Chad, Rasit Pertev, the new project will take the country out of the electricity trap. The two sides also signed another agreement that aims to improve learning outcomes in basic education. The $150 million project aims, among other things, to improve access to the quality of primary education and strengthen the basic initial training system for communities in need.