Although Chad is relatively well-endowed with energy sources such as oil, petroleum has not yet been developed for domestic use or export.
Wood remains the country's main source of energy.
This project aims to optimize the use of local energy resources, to protect long-term environmental sustainability and rural livelihood, and to generate income in rural areas. The project has four main components which will be implemented over the next four years. Specifically, the project will establish a sustainable wood fuel and charcoal supply in about 100 villages in the N'Djamena area, with the potential to spread to other villages. Lack of an effective control over production, and over-commercial exploitation. Few incentives for the rural population not to exploit wood, given the minimal revenue of wood trade.