Country snapshot · West Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
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 | 72.0 | Ember estimate |
| 2024 | 62.4 | Ember estimate |
| 2025 | 201.5 | Ember estimate |
| 2026E | 196.5 | Ember estimate, full year |
1.1% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (196.5 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 | 47.7% | 2024 |
| Urban | 94.3% | 2024 |
| National | 72.9% | 2024 |
World Bank WDI, 2024.2
How reliable is the grid for business?
Firms experiencing electrical outages (2023 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N4
80.3% (2023 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)
The rules for small-scale generationN5
Export rules: Partial
- Regulator
- ANARE-CI
- Main utility
- CIE (concession); CI-Energies
Export rulesElectricity Code 2014 permits self-generation with injection; Decree 2016-783 covers surplus sale, but the compact says sale conditions are still to be defined.5Medium confidenceShow detail
Code de l'électricité (2014) permits self-generation with grid injection; Décret 2016-783 (12 Oct 2016) sets terms for sale of IPP output or autoproducer surplus. Status: decree in force, but compact says conditions for selling surplus still to be defined (2025)
How exports are creditedNone foundShow detail
None found (no tariff/credit stated)
Size limits and licensingSmall systems declared, larger authorised; no kW threshold found.6Medium confidenceShow detail
Small systems declared, larger need authorisation (no kW figure found); autoproducer must own the installation
Mini-grid rulesDecree 2016-787 and 2019 orders define pico, micro and mini-grid categories.6High confidenceShow detail
Décret 2016-787 (concession for mini-grids/standalone); Arrêté 103 (2019) categories pico <20 kW, micro 20–500 kW, mini 500–2,000 kW; Arrêté 104 (2019) penalties; revision planned 2025
Market access beyond the utilityThird-party access rules (Decree 2016-786); IPPs may sell to eligible customers.6Medium confidenceShow detail
Décret 2016-786: third-party access and transit rules; IPP may sell to "eligible customer" under ANARE-approved model PPA
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.
- 2024
Customs and VAT exemptions on renewable production equipment.6
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.
