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structure, counterparties and bankability context

Region / power pool	Western Africa · WAPP
Main offtaker	Electricité de Guinée
Regulator	Ministry of Energy / AREE
PPA framework	Not yet researched
Currency / convertibility	GNF · Not yet researched
GDP per capita	$1,877 (2025, World Bank)
Sovereign ratings	Moody’s — · S&P — · IMF DSA —
Last updated	pending

Installed renewables

2015–2024, MW (IRENA)

Deals

every row source-linked

Date	Deal	Type	$m	Conf
2026-06-25	EBID Renewable Energy Financing Package	guarantee_facility	100	B
2026-01-06	Sierra Leone Energy Transmission Project; Guinea National Development Observatory and Digital Atlas Project	corporate_debt	101	A
2025-09-15	Siguirini Solar Photovoltaic Plant	grant	3	B
2025-07-10	SOGEOH	corporate_debt	104	B

Project pipeline

Project	Tech	MW	Status
Koukoutamba Hydropower Project	Hydro	294	early_development
Grand Kinkon Hydropower Project	Hydro	291	early_development
Kakara Hybrid Complex	Hybrid	120	late_development
Morissananko Hydropower Project	Hydro	100	early_development
Fomi Multipurpose Hydropower Project	Hydro	90	early_development
Kindia Solar Plant	Solar	50	construction
Siguiri 42MW Solar Plant	Solar	42	early_development
Mamou Micro-Hydroelectric Power Stations	Hydro	30	late_development
Siguirini Solar Photovoltaic Plant	Solar	0	operational

Tariffs & policy

2025-10-29	Pacte National de l’Énergie – Guinée (2025–2030) Ministry of Energy; EDG; AGER; AREE
2025-09-24	National Energy Master Plan 2035 Ministry of Energy

Recent coverage

from the archive

2026-07-09	Guinea-Bissau: Solar Energy Scale-up And Access Project builds on prior coverage — trace "Scale-up" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-09	Papua New Guinea - EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC- P173194- National Energy Access Transformation Project - Procurement Plan (English) builds on prior coverage — trace "English" in Storyline for the history
2026-06-29	Hydropower station in Guinea stands as symbol of China-Africa friendly cooperation: Guinean PM
2026-06-13	Solar energy startup seeks to power Guinea to electricity sufficiency
2026-05-06	VINCI Energies Guinea Starts Developments for 50 MW Solar Plant
2026-05-06	VINCI Energies launches 50 MW solar project in Guinea - Green Building Africa
2026-05-02	Week in Africa: Mozambique 30 MW Solar Tender; SA 1.5 GW Hybrid Project; Guinea Mining Goes Solar and More… Significant expansion of renewable energy activity across Africa, including new tenders in Mozambique, large-scale hybrid project development in South Africa, and increased C&I solar adoption in mining and industrial sectors.
2026-05-02	Week in Africa: Mozambique 30 MW Solar Tender; SA 1.5 GW Hybrid Project; Guinea Mining Goes Solar and More…
2026-04-30	Mining Giant Eyes Solar PV Procurement In Guinea To Power Sustainable Operations
2026-02-24	Guinea : $25.8M boost for Guinea–Mali electricity interconnection
2026-01-05	AfDB provides additional Guinea-Mali interconnector funding \| African Energy
2025-12-16	Guinea - Additional Financing - 225 kV Guinea-Mali Electricity Interconnection Project (FA- PIEGM-Guinea)
2025-11-11	Guinea-Bissau Advances Toward A National Energy Policy With ECOWAS And World Bank Support \| News Ghana Guinea-Bissau's forthcoming National Energy Policy, backed by ECOWAS/ROGEAP and the World Bank, is already logged as POL-0072 with this exact source, so no new registry data here.
2025-10-23	Guinea's electricity surge: powering local small businesses and communities
2025-09-24	Guinea targets energy reform through renewable development and infrastructure expansion investments Guinea's new 2035 master plan targets 10 GW of capacity with a 70% renewable share, highlighting pipeline opportunities in large-scale hydro and hybrid solar-storage projects.