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4.61. CAR is working to promote sustainable investment in the mining sector, including foreign investment. The Ministry of Mining and Geology (MMG) seeks to strengthen coordination between domestic actors in order to tackle the illegal trafficking of natural resources, secure production areas and regain control of mining sites. (...)

4.83. CAR has a dense hydrographic network with an estimated potential hydroelectric capacity of 2,000 MW; this is spread over some 40 hydroelectric power stations with varying potential capacities of 5¬–180 MW. The actual total installed capacity of the interconnected network is around 37 MW, and the rate of access to electricity remains among the lowest in Africa, at 4% ; (...)

4.85. Most of ENERCA's output is sourced from hydroelectricity. The Boali 1 and Boali 2 power stations (built in 1954 and 1976, respectively), with a total capacity of 18.75 MW, are located some 80 km from Bangui and are linked to the capital by two medium-voltage lines. These facilities are obsolete. (...). Numerous independent entities have begun producing their own electrical power using generating sets, solar kits and hydroelectric micro-stations. Several electrification projects are at varying stages of development.

4.96. Law No. 16.006 of 30 December 2016, establishing CAR's Commercial Code, and its implementing Decree No. 20.335 of 10 September 2020 state that the provision of any service (educational, telecommunications, financial, transport, legal, tourism, medical, environmental, architectural, energy-related, cultural and sporting, as well as accounting) is still subject to prior approval signed by the Minister responsible for trade.

4.142. CAR has enormous tourism potential (equatorial forest, fauna and flora, indigenous cultures) , and wildlife and game hunting tourism had been significant before the military and political upheavals occurring in the country over the past 25 years. Poaching and wildlife trafficking are major sources of income, especially for armed groups, and in particular in the Chinko Nature Reserve managed by the Chinko Project, but also in the north of the country, in the Bamingui Bangoran and Manovo Gounda St. Floris national parks. CAR is one of the seven countries in ECCAS and home to some of the 15 protected areas covered by the ECOFAC6 programme funded by the European Union , which seeks to promote ecotourism in CAR.

4.143. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recommends an integrated sector based approach to managing natural resources around protected areas. According to the WCS, the ECOFAC6 programme could enhance ecosystem biodiversity and spur local development, thereby helping to restore and consolidate peace. (...)

1.1. Chad is the largest landlocked country in Africa, sharing borders with Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria to the west and the Central African Republic to the south. It has a hot continental climate (hot in the north, Sahelian in the centre and tropical in the south) and rainfall varies greatly throughout the year. The country is highly prone to drought. (...)

1.6. The deterioration of ecosystems and risks linked to climate change are also a major problem, posing real challenges to the improvement of livelihoods and constituting a potential source of conflict. The country's main environmental challenges are linked to drought and desertification, soil degradation, demographic pressure and population movements driven by conflict. (...)

[Chad applies the Community regime in respect of VAT (Common Report, Section 3). Its standard VAT rate on local and imported goods and services is 18%. (...)]
3.31. In addition to Community level exemptions (Common Report, Section 3), the following products are exempt from VAT: drinking water and electricity; aircraft fuelling; and material and equipment for the production and promotion of renewable energies.

3.33. Chad applies import prohibitions provided for in connection with environmental protection, and those arising from its international commitments (Table 3.3). According to the authorities, no quantitative restriction is currently in force.