Country snapshot · West Africa
Togo
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 | 37.4 | Ember estimate |
| 2024 | 72.9 | Ember estimate |
| 2025 | 119.1 | Ember estimate |
| 2026E | 132.3 | Ember estimate, full year |
0.8% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (132.3 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 | 33.9% | 2024 |
| Urban | 96.0% | 2024 |
| National | 61.1% | 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.3,4N5
86.1% (2023 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)
The rules for small-scale generationN1,N6
Export rules: Partial
- Regulator
- ARSE
- Main utility
- CEET
Export rulesMay 2026: ministry announced self-producers must inject surplus under a decree (not named or found). Oct 2026: reform bill adopted by Cabinet, not yet law.5–7Low confidenceShow detail
(1) **21 May 2026:** the Ministry of Energy announced that autoproducers (households and firms with solar) **must inject surplus** into the public distribution grid, "en application d'un décret fixant les conditions d'accès au réseau national". The decree is not named and was not found. (2) **6 Oct 2026:** the Council of Ministers adopted a **bill** covering autoproduction, autoconsumption, surplus RE injection and third-party access. It is not yet law. (3) AEP: an RE grid-connection code has been drafted.
How exports are creditedNone found.5–7Medium confidenceShow detail
None found. The May 2026 announcement and the Oct 2026 bill coverage state no tariff. AEP says standard contracts and technology-specific RE tariffs are absent.
Size limits and licensingRenewable self-consumption: free to 32 kW; declaration 32–100 kW; authorisation from 100 kW.5–7High confidenceShow detail
RE decree on power thresholds (2019; number and day illegible in scan). RE autoconsumption: free up to 32 kW; declaration above 32 kW and below 100 kW; authorisation at 100 kW and above.
Mini-grid rulesA mini-grid and off-grid law is reported as enacted (no name or year given); mini-grid connection codes still to be developed.8Low confidenceShow detail
AEP says a mini-grid and off-grid law was enacted, with standard licences and handover rules. A LEAP/FAOLEX listing shows Loi n°2018-010 du 08/08/18 "relative à la promotion de la [production d'électricité à base des sources d'énergies renouvelables]"; the page fetch failed, so the full title is unverified. Mini-grid connection codes are still to be developed.
Market access beyond the utilityOct 2026 bill would let large consumers choose a supplier (not yet law).9Low confidenceShow detail
The Oct 2026 bill would let large consumers choose their supplier, add third-party access and strengthen IPPs (not yet law). AEP says only one IPP (ContourGlobal) operates and transmission and distribution codes are not in place. A separate RE concession decree (FAOLEX Tog191848; number and date illegible) covers RE concessions for injection to the distribution grid.
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.
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