MARKET / MALI
#38Continent rank
9Deals tracked
$418mCapital tracked
0 MWPipeline
36 MWOperational (tracked)
635 MWInstalled RE (2024, IRENA)
50%Electricity access (2024, World Bank)
$30.1bnGDP (2025, World Bank)
1.12%RE capital / GDP (12M)

Market primer

structure, counterparties and bankability context
Region / power poolWestern Africa · WAPP
Main offtaker
Regulator
PPA frameworkNot yet researched
Currency / convertibility · Not yet researched
GDP per capita$1,193 (2025, World Bank)
Sovereign ratingsMoody’s · S&P · IMF DSA
Last updatedpending

Installed renewables

20152024, MW (IRENA)

Deals

every row source-linked
DateDealType$mConf
2026-06-26WeLight Corporate Equityequity_raiseA
2026-06-25EBID Renewable Energy Financing Packageguarantee_facility100B
2026-06-18CREI Renewable Energy Platformcorporate_debt90A
2026-03-31P-REC Aggregation Facilitygrant11A
2026-01-08Bamako Transmission Upgradegrant60C
2026-01-06Energie du Malicorporate_debt60B
2025-11-14SolarX C&I Portfoliorefinancing16A
2025-04-23Communication & Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI)corporate_debt40B
2025-02-12Maligrant40B

Project pipeline

Tariffs & policy

No policies tracked yet.

Recent coverage

from the archive
2026-07-08Mali Approves $190 Million AfDB Power Grid Project to Rescue Bamako Supply
disclosed size $190 Million; builds on prior coverage — trace "Bamako" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-07Mali Approves $190M Power Grid Project for Bamako
disclosed size $190M; builds on prior coverage — trace "Bamako" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-03Mali Approves Major Power Project to Strengthen Bamako Grid
builds on prior coverage — trace "Strengthen" in Storyline for the history
2026-06-29Desert to Power: African Development Bank witnesses signing of three contracts paving the way for construction of 1,373 km of power transmission networks between Mauritania and Mali
2026-05-12Mauritania And Mali Sign Key Contracts For Cross-Border Power Interconnection Project
2026-03-03Solar Power and Co-operatives are Transforming Mali’s Smallholder Farmers
2026-02-24Guinea : $25.8M boost for Guinea–Mali electricity interconnection
2026-02-11Mauritania–Mali Power Interconnection Project Boosts Renewable Energy And Grid Access
2026-02-04Ketraco Opens Global Bidding For Kilifi And Malindi Substation Upgrade Projects In Kenya
KETRACO has launched an international tender for the Kilifi and Malindi substation upgrades, supported by AfDB and Korean Exim Bank, to enhance coastal grid stability and renewable energy integration.
2026-01-29Mali ratifies high voltage power transmission line programme | African Energy
2026-01-08Mali Secures $60M for Bamako Transmission Upgrade
The $60 million financing supports critical grid infrastructure in Mali, essential for stabilizing the power supply in the capital region.
2026-01-05AfDB provides additional Guinea-Mali interconnector funding | African Energy
2025-12-16Guinea - Additional Financing - 225 kV Guinea-Mali Electricity Interconnection Project (FA- PIEGM-Guinea)
2025-10-26CREI, Orange Mali Partner on Solar Telecoms
2025-10-08Canada's Allied Gold to instroduce solar and BESS in phased approach at Mali gold mine - Green Building Africa