Africa
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
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0.9/5
Score over time
2021 - 2024
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.
The Republic of the Congo implements policies in 1/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including , and Renewable energy target.
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).
The top amount of capacity installed in the Republic of the Congo in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 66.68%.
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.
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Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Does the government significantly�increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
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