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Niger

With a power score of 1.88, Niger ranks number 58 among Emerging Markets and number 15 in the Africa region

Power score

1.88/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

90
2021
85
2022
83
2023
58
2024

Overview

Niger has a power score of 1.88, which puts it at rank 58 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Niger has improved in the power rankings by 25 places, from rank 83, to rank 58.

At 1.88, the power score of Niger is better than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 15 in the region.

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Niger

Power

Power policy

Niger implements policies in 4/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, 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 Niger has dropped from 178.62 USD/MWh in 2022 to 119.11 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Niger has fluctuated between 119.11 USD/MWh (2023) and 211.12 USD/MWh (2019).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Niger in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 81.64%, down from 88.32% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Utility-scale PV at 7.99%, up from 1.64% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

200020052010201520200100200300400500 MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

2000200520102015202002004006008001K GWh

The top amount of electricity generated in Niger in 2023 was in Oil & Diesel at 76.71%, down from 79.35% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was PV at 4.17%, up from 0.86% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Niger was around $415.06 million in 2023, an increase of 1652.2% from 2022 ($23.69 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2023 at $415.06 million, while the lowest was in 2020 with $14.18 million.

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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