Haiti
With a power score of 0.98, Haiti ranks number 103 among emerging markets and number 133 in the global power ranking.
- Emerging markets
- Latin America
0.98 / 5
Power score
-8 places
Global power rank change
Overview
Haiti has a power score of 0.98, which puts it at rank 133 in the global power ranking, and rank 103 in the emerging markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021, Haiti has deteriorated in the power rankings by -9 places, from rank 124, to rank 133.
At 0.98, the power score of Haiti is lower than the regional average of 1.81 in the Latin America region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
Haiti implements policies in 2/6 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Feed-in Tariff, Net Metering, Import tax incentives, VAT incentives.
Power policies
Power prices and costs
The average electricity price in Haiti has dropped from 117.98 USD/MWh in 2021 to 97.93 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Haiti has fluctuated between 97.93 USD/MWh (2022) and 173.86 USD/MWh (2017).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in Haiti in 2022 was in Oil & Diesel at 83.89%, down from 83.94% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2022 was Small Hydro at 1.53%, up from 1.47 in 2021.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in Haiti in 2022 was Oil & Diesel, generating some 79.83% of electricity, up from 78.77% in 2021.
Utility privatisation
Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?
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Wholesale power market
Does the country have a wholesale power market?
Doing business and barriers
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Availability
Currency of PPAs
Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?
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Availability
Bilateral power contracts
Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?
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Availability
Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies
Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?
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Availability
Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices
Does the government significantly increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?
Transport
Transport policy
Haiti does not implement any policies in any of the transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope.
Transport policies
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Availability
Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?
