In Jacqueville, two turbines are now running at full speed to light up Ivory Coast. Recently Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé officially inaugurated the Atinkou thermal power plant, in the Jacqueville department. The ceremony brought together members of the government, including the Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly. Sector players, technical and financial partners and the populations of Jacqueville were also present. “We dreamed and the project came true,” declared the Head of Government, who praised the solidarity of donors. Built for 265 billion CFA francs, the plant runs on natural gas using combined cycle technology. Heat from the gas turbine is recovered to produce steam and drive a second turbine.This fuel optimization offers an efficiency greater than 55%. According to the Minister, it increases production by around 50% for the same quantity of gas.

Its expected annual production reaches 2,875 GWh. Electricity is transported to the national grid by high voltage lines of 400,000 volts. With Atinkou, the installed capacity increases to 3,337 MW, beyond the objective of 3,000 MW set by the 2021-2025 National Development Plan. This inauguration, however, formalizes an already active installation. Commercially operated in a combined cycle since December 13, 2025, it had injected 1,934 GWh into the network in 2025. It also introduced the first class F gas turbine in sub-Saharan Africa into the national park. A laboratory dedicated to energy is also due to open at the Jacqueville vocational high school.The project was developed by Eranove with the National Social Insurance Fund (CNPS). It benefited from the support of financial partners, including the African Development Bank Group, which provided 81 million euros.

With Atinkou, “house of light” in the Ébrié language, Côte d'Ivoire is consolidating its energy security and its position as a sub-regional energy hub. It also reduces CO₂ emissions per kilowatt hour produced.