The United Kingdom has signed a €62 million (approximately CFA40 billion) financing agreement with the Togolese government to expand electricity access to rural communities in Togo.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the fourth edition of the UK–West and Central Francophone Africa Forum (UK-WCAF IV) in Lomé.
The funding will support the electrification of 312 rural localities, directly benefiting nearly 250,000 people.
The project includes the construction of 1,300 km of medium-voltage lines, 882 km of low-voltage lines, and 312 transformer stations.
The signing of this agreement—one of the first tangible outcomes of UK-WCAF IV—comes as Togo intensifies efforts to achieve universal electricity access by 2030.
Previous initiatives implemented with partner support have already helped the country reach an electricity access rate of 70% by the end of 2024.
In a parallel effort to improve energy access, particularly in rural areas, Lomé and Beijing concluded an agreement in early November for the supply of solar kits under the Africa Solar Belt project.
This initiative, aimed at supporting the energy transition and combating climate change, involves the donation of 3,900 photovoltaic kits to meet the energy needs of more than 20,000 Togolese living in areas not yet connected to the national grid.
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