MARKET / SOUTH SUDAN
#51Continent rank
3Deals tracked
$101mCapital tracked
0 MWPipeline
30 MWInstalled RE (2024, IRENA)
5%Electricity access (2024, World Bank)
$12bnGDP (2015, World Bank)
0.84%RE capital / GDP (12M)

Market primer

structure, counterparties and bankability context
Region / power poolEastern Africa · EAPP
Main offtaker
Regulator
PPA frameworkNot yet researched
Currency / convertibility · Not yet researched
GDP per capita$1,080 (2015, World Bank)
Sovereign ratingsMoody’s · S&P · IMF DSA
Last updatedpending

Installed renewables

20152024, MW (IRENA)

Deals

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DateDealType$mConf
2026-06-18CREI Renewable Energy Platformcorporate_debt90A
2026-04-27Mission 300 (EIB Commitment)grantpledge1,080A
2026-03-31P-REC Aggregation Facilitygrant11A

Project pipeline

ProjectTechMWStatus
No projects tracked yet.

Tariffs & policy

No policies tracked yet.

Recent coverage

from the archive
2026-07-09🇸🇸 Happy Independence Day, South Sudan! Today, we celebrate the resilience, unity, and remarkable spirit of the people of South Sudan. #Renewablenergy #Cleanenergy #Sustainabledevelopment
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2026-07-07South Sudan Country Office - Solar Energy Transition Project Report - 2026
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2026-06-22South Sudan Commits Oil Cargoes to BB Energy Following London Ruling
2026-03-30South Sudan and Mauritius impose electricity curbs
2026-03-30How Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are coping with fuel fears over Iran war
2025-12-19South Sudan launches first solar plant with battery storage
2025-10-06Timeline detailed for South Sudan-Uganda power interconnector
2025-06-30South Sudan signs up for Ethiopia dam power
2025-02-24The African Development Bank Group’s concessional lending arm has approved a $154m loan to back a new 299km, 400kV double-circuit transmission line between Gumbo in South Sudan and Olwiyo in Uganda. T
2025-02-24AfDB backs 299km South Sudan-Uganda power interconnector
2025-02-17Uganda-South Sudan energy project to increase electricity supply - ESI-Africa.com
2025-02-12Uganda and South Sudan: African Development Fund approves financing of $153.66 million for electricity interconnection project
2025-02-05Ethiopia-South Sudan interconnection study tender | African Energy
2025-02-05Uganda, South Sudan to build Karuma-Juba power line
2025-02-04South Sudan gains first renewable energy IPP, amid progress on Ethiopian power link | African Energy