Country snapshot · East Africa

Comoros

Export rules: None foundData as of 10 October 2026
14.9MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N3,N4
– (not shown: the 2025 base is under 10 MW)
Change on 20251N1
2025: 2.9 MW (Ember estimate)
91.7%
Access to electricity, 20242N5
0.07million
People without electricity, 2024 (DERCA calculation)2N5

Solar added each year

Ember estimates of all solar (utility-scale, distributed and off-grid), MW. 2026 is Ember’s full-year estimate.

Comoros: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 0.0 MW; 2024: 8.2 MW; 2025: 2.9 MW; 2026 estimate: 14.9 MW0.020238.220242.9202514.92026E
Comoros: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 0.0 MW; 2024: 8.2 MW; 2025: 2.9 MW; 2026 estimate: 14.9 MW0.020238.220242.9202514.92026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
20230.0Ember estimate
20248.2Ember estimate
20252.9Ember estimate
2026E14.9Ember estimate, full year

0.1% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (14.9 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

Share of people with access to electricity, 2024: rural and urban.

Comoros: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 88.2%, urban 98.5%, national 91.7%.National 91.7%Rural 88.2%Urban 98.5%0%25%50%75%100%
Comoros: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 88.2%, urban 98.5%, national 91.7%.National 91.7%Rural 88.2%Urban 98.5%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural88.2%2024
Urban98.5%2024
National91.7%2024
Rural 88.2%Urban 98.5%Without electricity 0.07m (DERCA calculation)

World Bank WDI, 2024.2

How reliable is the grid for business?

Firms experiencing electrical outages (2025 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N6

Comoros: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesComoros 91.7% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Comoros (2025)91.7%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Comoros: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesComoros 91.7% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Comoros (2025)91.7%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

91.7% (2025 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN2,N7

Export rules: None found

Regulator
AREE (created; not yet operational)
Main utility
SONELEC
Export rulesNone found. A draft decree on renewable self-production and mini-grids was targeted for Dec 2025.5,6Medium confidenceShow detail

None found. A draft decree on renewable self-production and mini-grids was targeted for Dec 2025.

Sources: 5, 6
How exports are creditedNone foundShow detail

None found

Size limits and licensingNone found5,6Low confidenceShow detail

None found. The compact mentions a willing-buyer/willing-seller regime below an unspecified capacity threshold for small mini-grids.

Sources: 5, 6
Mini-grid rulesElectricity Code 2023 promotes mini-grids; implementing texts not adopted.5,6High confidenceShow detail

Code de l'énergie électrique (loi n°78/PR/2023), Art. 50 promotes mini-grids, but implementing texts were not adopted. A simplified procedure was planned by Mar 2026.

Sources: 5, 6
Market access beyond the utilityGrid Code adopted 2022; IPP concession framework and payment guarantees planned.5,6Medium confidenceShow detail

Grid Code adopted 2022. Concession framework for RE projects and SONELEC payment guarantees for IPPs are planned.

Sources: 5, 6
Aggregation / VPP rulesNone foundShow 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.

  1. 2026

    Ember: potential generation from solar added in 2026 equals about 14% of reported 2024 generation.7

  2. 2025

    Mission 300 compact targets 100% access and 45% renewables by 2030.5,6

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