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Central African Republic

With a power score of 1.59, the Central African Republic ranks number 85 among Emerging Markets and number 32 in the Africa region

Power score

1.59/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

88
2021
87
2022
92
2023
85
2024

Overview

The Central African Republic has a power score of 1.59, which puts it at rank 85 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, the Central African Republic has improved in the power rankings by 7 places, from rank 92, to rank 85.

At 1.59, the power score of the Central African Republic is worse than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 32 in the region.

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Central African Republic

Power

Power policy

The Central African Republic implements policies in 1/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including , and Renewable energy target.

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 the Central African Republic has increased from 114.56 USD/MWh in 2022 to 117.87 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in the Central African Republic has fluctuated between 92.91 USD/MWh (2019) and 128.84 USD/MWh (2021).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in the Central African Republic in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 55.03%, down from 66.81% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Utility-scale PV at 17.64%, up from 0% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

20002005201020152020050100150 MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

20002005201020152020050100150 GWh

The top amount of electricity generated in the Central African Republic in 2023 was in Small Hydro at 81.12%, up from 73.21% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was PV at 15.91%, up from 0% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in the Central African Republic was around $15.75 million in 2023, an increase of Infinity% from 2022 ($ million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2023 at $15.75 million, while the lowest was in 2021 with $9.15 million.

Utility privatisation

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

generation: Yes
transmission: Yes
retail: Yes

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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