Algeria and Ivory Coast signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of energy and renewable energy on June 30, 2026 in Abidjan, aimed at strengthening the bilateral partnership and developing energy cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Renewable Energies.
Following a visit to Algiers in March 2026 by the Ivorian Minister of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, to explore areas of cooperation between the two countries, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire signed a memorandum of understanding in Abidjan on June 30, 2026, in the fields of energy and renewable energy. According to the Algerian Minister of Energy and Renewable Energy, Mourad Adjal, the aim is to translate this cooperation into tangible results.
We discussed avenues for cooperation in the areas of electricity production, transmission, and distribution, as well as the supply and manufacturing of electrical equipment and training, with the aim of meeting the energy needs of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, in order to take our first step towards strengthened energy cooperation between our two countries.
Mourad Adjal, Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies
“Beyond its diplomatic nature, the partnership includes concrete measures. In the short term, Algeria will support Côte d’Ivoire with mobile generating units totaling 100 MW of additional capacity, the modernization of transmission and distribution networks, notably through the construction of 225 kV and 400 kV power lines, as well as the provision of strategic equipment to secure the electrical grid.
Through the signing of a government cooperation agreement in the field of energy and renewable energies, which will frame bilateral cooperation activities. This agreement will be followed in the near future by the implementation of cooperation programs and concrete projects for the benefit of our two brotherly countries.
Mourad Adjal, Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies
This cooperation is based on Algeria’s expertise, whose electrical system boasts an installed capacity of approximately 27,000 MW and a network of over 440 000 kilometers of power lines and control of the entire energy value chain, from production to equipment manufacturing. For Côte d’Ivoire, this partnership comes as the country aims to become a regional energy hub, driven by the development of the Baleine oil field, the construction of new power plants, and the acceleration of its transition to renewable energies.
