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Mali

With a power score of 1.65, Mali ranks number 80 among Emerging Markets and number 30 in the Africa region

Power score

1.65/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

75
2021
73
2022
57
2023
80
2024

Overview

Mali has a power score of 1.65, which puts it at rank 80 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Mali has dropped in the power rankings by 23 places, from rank 57, to rank 80.

At 1.65, the power score of Mali is worse than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 30 in the region.

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Mali

Power

Power policy

Mali implements policies in 3/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Import tax incentives, and VAT 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 Mali has increased from 171.41 USD/MWh in 2022 to 176.36 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Mali has fluctuated between 160.66 USD/MWh (2017) and 192.76 USD/MWh (2021).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Mali in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 58.44%, down from 61.29% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Large Hydro at 18.81%, up from 14.47% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

2000200520102015202002004006008001K MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Mali in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 58.16%, up from 57.01% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was Large Hydro at 28.49%, up from 21.98% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Mali was around $ million in 2023, a decrease of 100% from 2022 ($2.81 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2019 at $97.22 million, while the lowest was in 2022 with $2.81 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?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

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

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

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

Yes

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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