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Burundi

With a power score of 1.67, Burundi ranks number 79 among Emerging Markets and number 29 in the Africa region

Power score

1.67/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

91
2021
79
2022
81
2023
79
2024

Overview

Burundi has a power score of 1.67, which puts it at rank 79 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Burundi has improved in the power rankings by 2 places, from rank 81, to rank 79.

At 1.67, the power score of Burundi is worse than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 29 in the region.

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Burundi

Power

Power policy

Burundi implements policies in 2/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, and Import tax incentives.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Burundi has dropped from 163.68 USD/MWh in 2022 to 133.39 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Burundi has fluctuated between 133.39 USD/MWh (2023) and 187.51 USD/MWh (2018).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Burundi in 2023 was in Small Hydro at 50%.

Installed capacity (in MW)

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Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Burundi in 2023 was in Small Hydro at 76.46%, up from 57.99% in 2022.

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Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: No
retail: No

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly�increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

No

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