Energie Centrafricaine also known as Enerca is the principal

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utility company of the

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. The company was founded in 1963 and is the primary company in the country operating in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. The company is owned by the government under the mandate of the Ministry of Development of Energy and Water Resources. Enerca operates two hydropower plants at

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and a diesel power station in Bangui. The main center of electricity

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is the capital city of

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. High voltage transmission lines link

's Mbali River

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area to the capital. Outside the capital,

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are used to provide power. The company has been looking for foreign investment from the World Bank and various European development agencies to upgrade its aging infrastructure.

Operations

The total installed capacity of the company is around 28 MW of which only 18 MW is operational. Due to poor management, high operational costs, very high distribution losses and poor bill collection, ENERCA has struggled to raise capital to maintain its infrastructure. Bill collection rate stands at 60% and cost recovery of production is at 55%. The company has a

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of only 18% in Bangui and 4% nationwide. As of 2016, the company has about 30,000 active customers. The poor quality of services has forced consumers to either use personal diesel generators or solar systems for their electricity needs.

References

External links

Enerca's page in Annuaires Afrique, an African phonebookESI's Analysis of CAR's Hydroelectric Power
Companies of the Central African Republic Economy of the Central African Republic Bangui {{CentralAfricanRepublic-stub

Operations

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