Lesotho
With a power score of 1.01, Lesotho ranks number 101 among emerging markets and number 131 in the global power ranking.
- Emerging markets
- Africa
1.01 / 5
Power score
-8 places
Global power rank change
Overview
Lesotho has a power score of 1.01, which puts it at rank 131 in the global power ranking, and rank 101 in the emerging markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021, Lesotho has improved in the power rankings by 2 places, from rank 133, to rank 131.
At 1.01, the power score of Lesotho is lower than the regional average of 1.54 in the Africa region.
Regional power score comparison
Power
Power policy
Lesotho implements policies in 4/6 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 Lesotho has dropped from 45.79 USD/MWh in 2021 to 40.24 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Lesotho has fluctuated between 40.24 USD/MWh (2022) and 50.15 USD/MWh (2018).
Power market
The top amount of capacity installed in Lesotho in 2022 was in Large Hydro at 100%.
Installed capacity (in MW)
Electricity generation (in GWh)
The largest electricity generating technology in Lesotho in 2022 was Large Hydro, generating some 100% of electricity.
Investment in clean energy in Lesotho was around $16 million in 2019.
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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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
Lesotho does not implement any policies in any of the transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope.
Transport policies
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Fuel economy standards
Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?
