Country snapshot · Southern Africa
Angola
Solar added each year
Ember estimates of all solar (utility-scale, distributed and off-grid), MW. 2026 is Ember’s full-year estimate.
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| Year | MW | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.6 | Ember estimate |
| 2024 | 228.7 | Ember estimate |
| 2025 | 92.6 | Ember estimate |
| 2026E | 49.8 | Ember estimate, full year |
0.3% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (49.8 of 17,449.4 MW).1
Who has electricity
Share of people with access to electricity, 2024: rural and urban.
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| Area | Access | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rural | 1.3% | 2024 |
| Urban | 78.0% | 2024 |
| National | 55.5% | 2024 |
World Bank WDI, 2024.2
How reliable is the grid for business?
Firms experiencing electrical outages (2024 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N5
61.4% (2024 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)
The rules for small-scale generationN6
Export rules: None found
- Regulator
- IRSEA
- Main utility
- PRODEL (generation), RNT (transmission), ENDE (distribution)
Export rulesNone found. Decree 76/21 recognises self-consumption but sets no net-metering or surplus-export rule.5,6Medium confidenceShow detail
None found. Presidential Decree 76/21 (26 Mar 2021) recognises self-consumption as production outside the Public Electricity System, but no net-metering, net-billing or surplus-export rule was found
Size limits and licensingSpecial regimes: renewables up to 10 MW; isolated systems up to 5 MW.5,6Medium confidenceShow detail
Under DP 76/21's special regimes: renewable production up to 10 MW and isolated systems up to 5 MW. No small-scale self-generation threshold was found
Mini-grid rulesNo dedicated regulation; isolated-systems regime (≤5 MW); Rural Electrification Plan guidelines (2023).7Medium confidenceShow detail
No dedicated mini-grid regulation. DP 76/21 has an "isolated systems" special regime (≤5 MW). Executive Decree 78/23 sets General Guidelines for the Rural Electrification Plan (2023)
Market access beyond the utilityLaw 6/25 permits private electricity sales, ending ENDE's monopoly; regulations being finalised.8Medium confidenceShow detail
The General Electricity Law (Dec 2015) set an IPP framework, but IPPs are "essentially non-existent". Law 6/25 permits private electricity commercialisation (ending ENDE's monopoly), with implementation planned through 2026 and regulations being finalised
Aggregation / VPP rulesNone foundMedium confidenceShow detail
None found
“None found” means we could not locate a rule in public sources reviewed to 10 October 2026, not that one cannot exist.
Recent developments
Dated developments, 2024–2026.
- Dec 2025
Minister announced private retail and distribution from 2026 under Law 6/25.8
The full report
This is a snapshot. The full story is in Africa’s Invisible Grid.
The full analysis, with 17 exhibits on the boom, the data gap, the economics and the four building blocks, is in Africa’s Invisible Grid.
