Togo Launches Major Electricity Expansion in Centrale Region

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Monday, 25 August 2025 13:33

Togo Launches Major Electricity Expansion in Centrale Region

(Togo First) - Togo has launched the operational phase of its Urban Centers Electrical Network Extension Project (PERECUT) in the Centrale region. Officials announced the development last weekend at a meeting focused on implementing the project across five prefectures: Blitta, Sotouboua, Tchamba, Mô, and Tchaoudjo.

The project will cover eight towns: Blitta and Pagala-Gare in Blitta prefecture; Sotouboua and Adjengré in Sotouboua prefecture; Tchamba and Kaboli in Tchamba prefecture; Sokodé in Tchaoudjo prefecture and Djarkpanga in Mô prefecture. The work involves building 290.2 kilometers of low voltage (LV) power lines, 21.1 kilometers of medium voltage (MV) lines, and installing 36 transformer substations.

PERECUT also includes connecting new customers to the grid, transitioning existing subscribers to upgraded networks, and fitting prepaid meters. The project will also install streetlights to improve public lighting in the targeted communities.

Aboulaye Abbas, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Mines and Energy, explained the initial focus involves expanding the existing grid into new peri-urban neighborhoods. “Other projects are underway to electrify areas still without coverage,” he said.

This regional phase forms part of a larger national plan to build 1,681 km of LV lines, 200 km of MV lines, and 371 transformer substations. The project costs CFA46 billion and receives funding from the French Development Agency (AFD), Germany’s KfW, and the European Union (EU).

PERECUT aims to boost electricity access and coverage significantly in Togo’s interior cities. Officials expect the project to contribute directly to the country’s goal of achieving universal electricity coverage by 2030.

Esaïe Edoh

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