Energy in Ivory Coast concerns the production and export of energy and electricity in the Ivory Coast. The country has a capacity of 2,200 (MW) energy production. Unlike other countries in, the is a reliable power supplier in the region, exporting electricity to neighbouring countries such as,,,, and . Ivory Coast aims to produce enough by 2030 to reduce its by 28%.
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Unlike other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Ivory Coast is a reliable power supplier in the region, exporting electricity to neighbouring countries such as Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, and Mali. Ivory Coast aims to produce enough renewable energy by 2030 to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28%.
Ivory Coast aims to increase its installed power capacity to 3.5 GW by 2025 and 8.6 GW by 2040. As part of this strategy, the country's Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with renewable energy company Kong Solaire earlier this month to construct a 50 MW solar power plant in the Tchologo region.
Boasting the third-largest electricity system in West Africa – with an installed capacity estimated at 2,907 MW and an electrification rate of 80% – Ivory Coast is well-positioned to leverage its existing electricity system to foster robust commercial opportunities for infrastructure development.
As part of its drive to diversify electricity generation sources and increase the share of renewable energies in its energy mix (45% by 2030), Ivory Coast commissioned RMT to build the country's very first photovoltaic solar power plant, with a capacity of 37.5 MWp, spread over 69,440 550 Wp solar panels and 168 inverter-strings of 250 kVA.