In brief
Abidjan on Monday unveiled the Integrated Mineral Resources and Energy Policy (PIRME), a $66 billion blueprint to make mining, oil and energy the country’s second pillar. The plan calls for private‑sector investment of 88 % of the capital, 500,000 barrels per day of oil production and 11,400 MW of electricity by 2040, while boosting local processing and renewable shares.
At 10 a.m. GMT on Monday, November 10, Côte d’Ivoire’s government unveiled the Integrated Mineral Resources and Energy Policy (PIRME) in Abidjan, promising a $66 billion push into mining, oil and renewable energy.
The policy, presented by Minister of Mines, Petroleum and Energy Mamadou Sangafowa‑Coulibaly, aims to double the combined contribution of the three sectors to GDP to nearly 14 % by 2040. It calls for a private‑sector share of 88 % of financing, with the public sector covering the remainder.
Key infrastructure projects include a new mineral port in San Pedro, railway lines for mineral transport and a second oil refinery in the same city. By 2040 the country will have 500,000 barrels per day of oil output and 11,400 megawatts of installed electricity generation.
Renewable power will make up at least 45 % of the electricity mix by 2030, and mining targets include 150 tonnes of refined gold and local processing of 1.25 million tonnes of manganese annually.
The strategy emphasizes local value addition; by 2035 at least 95 % of demand from extraction industry will be supplied by local firms, and 95 % of the workforce on oil platforms and industrial mines will be nationals.
PIRME was adopted by the Council of Ministers on December 3, 2025, but its official presentation marks the next step toward coordination of mining, oil and energy activities.
In the broader context, the government sees the move as a bid to balance resource development with agricultural growth, environmental protection and more equitable distribution of benefits.