Country snapshot · East Africa

Sudan

Export rules: None foundData as of 10 October 2026
300.9MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N2,N3
0%
Change on 20251
2025: 300.6 MW (Ember estimate)
66.0%
Access to electricity, 20242N4
17.15million
People without electricity, 2024 (DERCA calculation)2N4

Solar added each year

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

Sudan: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 54.4 MW; 2024: 54.5 MW; 2025: 300.6 MW; 2026 estimate: 300.9 MW54.4202354.52024300.62025300.92026E
Sudan: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 54.4 MW; 2024: 54.5 MW; 2025: 300.6 MW; 2026 estimate: 300.9 MW54.4202354.52024300.62025300.92026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
202354.4Ember estimate
202454.5Ember estimate
2025300.6Ember estimate
2026E300.9Ember estimate, full year

1.7% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (300.9 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

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

Sudan: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 54.2%, urban 87.9%, national 66.0%.National 66.0%Rural 54.2%Urban 87.9%0%25%50%75%100%
Sudan: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 54.2%, urban 87.9%, national 66.0%.National 66.0%Rural 54.2%Urban 87.9%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural54.2%2024
Urban87.9%2024
National66.0%2024
Rural 54.2%Urban 87.9%Without electricity 17.15m (DERCA calculation)

World Bank WDI, 2024.2

How reliable is the grid for business?

Firms experiencing electrical outages (2014 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N1,N5

Sudan: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesSudan 93.7% (2014 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Sudan (2014)93.7%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Sudan: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesSudan 93.7% (2014 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Sudan (2014)93.7%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

93.7% (2014 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN6

Export rules: None found

Regulator
ERCA (Electricity Act 2001)
Main utility
Sudan Electricity Holding Co. and subsidiaries
Export rulesNone found. One low-quality source claims feed-in tariffs exist; unverified.5Low confidenceShow detail

None found. One low-quality source claims FiTs were "introduced", but this is unverified and contradicted by ALN's "no known private power producers"

Sources: 5
How exports are creditedNone foundShow detail

None found

Size limits and licensingNone foundShow detail

None found

Mini-grid rulesNone foundShow detail

None found

Market access beyond the utilityPPP Act 2021 provides for PPAs; no known private producers.5Medium confidenceShow detail

PPP Act 2021 provides for PPAs. No known private producers

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. 2024–25

    War damage of about $3bn to the power sector; private solar imports surged; UNDP reports about 190 MW of solar installed by 2025.6

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