The Ivorian Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies, Thierry Tanoh, wants to connect 5000 localities at the end of 2018.
“The President of the Republic has promised the electrification of villages with more than 500 inhabitants in 2020. At the end of 2017, we were 4,600 localized electrified out of 8,000. I think that at the end of this year, we will exceed 5,000 and we should be in 2020, within the deadlines set by the President of the Republic, “assured Minister Thierry Tanoh.
A big obstacle remains, however, acknowledged the minister. This is resource mobilization, which is still lacking. The National Rural Electrification Program (PRONER), which aims to electrify villages with more than 500 inhabitants, started three years ago throughout the Ivorian territory.
