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Republic of the Congo

With a power score of 0.9, the Republic of the Congo ranks number 103 among Emerging Markets and number 40 in the Africa region

Power score

0.9/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

102
2021
101
2022
104
2023
103
2024

Overview

The Republic of the Congo has a power score of 0.90, which puts it at rank 103 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, the Republic of the Congo has improved in the power rankings by 1 place, from rank 104, to rank 103.

At 0.90, the power score of the Republic of the Congo is worse than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 40 in the region.

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Republic of the Congo

Power

Power policy

The Republic of the Congo 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 Republic of the Congo has increased from 81.35 USD/MWh in 2022 to 83.70 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in the Republic of the Congo has fluctuated between 58.11 USD/MWh (2019) and 91.49 USD/MWh (2021).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 66.68%.

Installed capacity (in MW)

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Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 69.52%, up from 69.34% in 2022.

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?

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?

Yes

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