Country snapshot · Central Africa

Equatorial Guinea

Export rules: None foundData as of 10 October 2026
7.1MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N3,N4
– (not shown: the 2025 base is under 10 MW)
Change on 20251N1
2025: 2.3 MW (Ember estimate)
65.1%
Access to electricity, 20242N5
0.66million
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.

Equatorial Guinea: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 2.1 MW; 2024: 0.8 MW; 2025: 2.3 MW; 2026 estimate: 7.1 MW2.120230.820242.320257.12026E
Equatorial Guinea: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 2.1 MW; 2024: 0.8 MW; 2025: 2.3 MW; 2026 estimate: 7.1 MW2.120230.820242.320257.12026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
20232.1Ember estimate
20240.8Ember estimate
20252.3Ember estimate
2026E7.1Ember estimate, full year

0.0% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (7.1 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

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

Equatorial Guinea: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 5.1%, urban 89.3%, national 65.1%.National 65.1%Rural 5.1%Urban 89.3%0%25%50%75%100%
Equatorial Guinea: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 5.1%, urban 89.3%, national 65.1%.National 65.1%Rural 5.1%Urban 89.3%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural5.1%2024
Urban89.3%2024
National65.1%2024
Rural 5.1%Urban 89.3%Without electricity 0.66m (DERCA calculation)

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.3,4N6

Equatorial Guinea: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesEquatorial Guinea 33.3% (2024 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Equatorial Guinea (2024)33.3%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Equatorial Guinea: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesEquatorial Guinea 33.3% (2024 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Equatorial Guinea(2024)33.3%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

33.3% (2024 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN2,N7

Export rules: None found

Regulator
No independent regulator identified (ministry)
Main utility
SEGESA
Export rulesNone in force. A 2018 plan proposed net-balance self-consumption as a future action.5Medium confidenceShow detail

None found in force. PANDER (2018) proposed net-balance self-consumption with bidirectional metering as a planned action only

Sources: 5
How exports are creditedNone foundShow detail

None found

Size limits and licensingNone foundShow detail

None found

Mini-grid rulesNone found5Medium confidenceShow detail

None found (only hybrid-generation quotas proposed for isolated systems)

Sources: 5
Market access beyond the utilityGeneral Electricity Law was 'in process of approval' in 2018; current status unverified.6Low confidenceShow detail

General Electricity Law was "in process of approval" in 2018 (current status not verified); 2002 tariff law sets rural prices for independent producers

Sources: 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. Sep 2025

    Government ordered an audit of SEGESA as part of restructuring.7

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