Togo Launches Tender to Restructure State-Owned Power Utility

Energy

Thursday, 22 January 2026 11:01

Togo Launches Tender to Restructure State-Owned Power Utility

(Togo First) - Togo is stepping up reforms in its electricity sector, with authorities seeking consultants to support an organisational overhaul of the state-owned utility CEET, according to a January 2026 notice.

Through a call for expressions of interest published that month, the government said it wants to hire a consulting firm to support the organisational transformation and strengthen governance at Compagnie Énergie Électrique du Togo (CEET), the country’s public electricity provider.

The initiative is part of the Inclusive Development through Electricity Access (IDEA) Project, funded by a credit from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA).

The assignment will help design a more modern and agile organisational structure, strengthen internal governance mechanisms, and improve the utility’s institutional, technical and managerial capabilities. The work follows a comprehensive organisational diagnostic, an analysis of governance and operational processes, an audit of the company’s financial and budgetary situation, and a review of information systems, including billing, commercial management and human resources.

The process will also assess medium-term reorganisation options for CEET, including the possible creation of subsidiaries for certain activities.

The call follows reforms launched last year in response to a deteriorating financial and operational situation. Authorities estimate technical and commercial losses at 16% a year, representing about 30 billion CFA francs in lost revenue. They said the losses stem from distribution failures, billing weaknesses and recurring fraud, including illegal connections and meter tampering.

Interested firms have until Feb. 15, 2026, to submit expressions of interest.

Ayi Renaud Dossavi

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