Chad energy mix & electricity
Electricity generation in Chad reached 370 GWh in 2024. Oil provides 94.6% of it. Few countries depend so heavily on a single source.
The power system is very small (under 1 TWh a year), so it is not included in share-based world rankings. A single plant can change its mix dramatically from one year to the next.
Electricity generation by source in 2024
Share of electricity generation by source, with the change in percentage points over the last ten years.
| Source | TWh | Share | 10-yr Δ pp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | 0.35 | 94.6% | −2.1 |
| Wind | 0.01 | 2.7% | +2.7 |
| Bioenergy | 0.01 | 2.7% | −0.6 |
| Total | 0.37 | 100% |
Chad: electricity in context
Electricity generation in Chad reached 370 GWh in 2024. That puts it in the same league as Antigua and Barbuda. Oil provides 94.6% of it. Few countries depend so heavily on a single source.
The renewable share stood at 5.4%. That is 28 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for Africa (24.7%). Generating one kWh emits about 622 g CO₂e here (world average: 458 g). This is one of the more carbon-intensive grids in the world.
Since 2014, oil has added the most generation in absolute terms (+60 GWh), yet its share of the mix fell by 2.1 percentage points because other sources grew even faster. In share terms the biggest gainer was wind power (up 2.7 percentage points). The net effect: renewables gained 2.1 percentage points of share since 2014. Total generation grew by 70 GWh over the same period.
Coal has essentially never been burned for electricity here: its share has stayed below 1% throughout the record.
Solar (0%) and wind (2.7%) now add up to 2.7% of generation; the global figure is 17.3%.
Generation per person is 18 kWh a year, 0% of the world average of 3,860 kWh. Chad does not trade electricity with other countries: the grid is not interconnected with any neighbour.
How the power mix has changed
Electricity generation by source since 2000. Switch to shares to see the structural shift independent of demand growth.
Renewables and carbon intensity
Chad against the world and Africa averages.
Total energy: beyond electricity
Primary energy covers transport, heating and industry too. Per person, that is 440 kWh a year (world: 21,654).
Domestic extraction of coal, gas and oil, in energy terms.
Solar & wind farms: Chad
23 utility-scale facilities tracked by Global Energy Monitor (2026): 120 MW of solar and 0 MW of wind operating, plus 490 MW under construction or planned.
How does Chad compare?
Chad next to 6 neighbouring countries, plus regional and world averages. Click a column to sort; use “Compare” for full side-by-side charts.
| Country | Renewable % | Low-carbon % | Fossil % | gCO₂/kWh | kWh / person | Generation TWh | Mix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 5.4% | 5.4% | 94.6% | 622 | 18 | 0.4 | — | |
| Nigeria | 31.3% | 31.3% | 68.7% | 456 | 175 | 41.5 | Compare | |
| Libya | 0% | 0% | 100% | 827 | 4,686 | 34.6 | Compare | |
| Sudan | 79.7% | 79.7% | 20.3% | 154 | 293 | 14.8 | Compare | |
| Cameroon | 73.1% | 73.1% | 26.9% | 226 | 249 | 7.3 | Compare | |
| Niger | 3.2% | 3.2% | 96.8% | 674 | 35 | 1 | Compare | |
| South Sudan | 1.8% | 1.8% | 98.2% | 643 | 47 | 0.6 | Compare | |
| Africa average | 24.7% | 25.5% | 74.5% | 544 | 635 | 962 | Compare | |
| World average | 33.8% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 458 | 3,860 | 31,772 | Compare |
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries
- World Resources Institute: Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0) — power plant locations and capacity
Electricity data: Ember and Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); latest year 2024. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Rankings exclude systems under 1 TWh and values older than 2020. Figures may be revised by the original publishers.