Country snapshot · Central Africa

Gabon

Export rules: None foundData as of 10 October 2026
31.5MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N3,N4
– (not shown: the 2025 base is under 10 MW)
Change on 20251N1
2025: 3.6 MW (Ember estimate)
95.1%
Access to electricity, 20242N5
0.12million
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.

Gabon: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 0.6 MW; 2024: 9.0 MW; 2025: 3.6 MW; 2026 estimate: 31.5 MW0.620239.020243.6202531.52026E
Gabon: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 0.6 MW; 2024: 9.0 MW; 2025: 3.6 MW; 2026 estimate: 31.5 MW0.620239.020243.6202531.52026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
20230.6Ember estimate
20249.0Ember estimate
20253.6Ember estimate
2026E31.5Ember estimate, full year

0.2% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (31.5 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

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

Gabon: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 51.3%, urban 99.0%, national 95.1%.National 95.1%Rural 51.3%Urban 99.0%0%25%50%75%100%
Gabon: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 51.3%, urban 99.0%, national 95.1%.National 95.1%Rural 51.3%Urban 99.0%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural51.3%2024
Urban99.0%2024
National95.1%2024
Rural 51.3%Urban 99.0%Without electricity 0.12m (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

Gabon: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesGabon 87.1% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Gabon (2025)87.1%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Gabon: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesGabon 87.1% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Gabon (2025)87.1%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

87.1% (2025 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN2,N7

Export rules: None found

Regulator
ARSEE
Main utility
SEEG
Export rulesNone found. Small producers have no framework to export surplus.5Medium confidenceShow detail

None found; source says small producers have no framework to evacuate surplus

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; source recommends regulation be adopted

Sources: 5
Market access beyond the utilityNone found.5Medium confidenceShow detail

None found (no RE law; transmission grid code not developed per AEP page)

Sources: 5
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. Oct 2025

    Sector reform: SEEG split into water and energy entities; regulator to gain stronger powers.6

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