The government of Côte d’Ivoire has announced an emergency investment of 32 billion CFA francs to stabilize its electricity network amid rising outages and voltage drops affecting households and businesses.
Speaking after the Council of Ministers meeting on April 1, government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly said the disruptions are largely due to overloaded transformers and transmission lines strained by a surge in demand.
Authorities attribute the spike in electricity consumption to an intense heatwave, which drove a 14% increase in demand and exposed structural weaknesses in the grid, with around 80% of outages linked to cable saturation.
The emergency program aims to reinforce critical points in the distribution system and restore stable supply within weeks.
However, officials stress that a lasting solution will depend on a broader national grid rehabilitation plan designed to modernize infrastructure and meet growing energy needs.
