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With a power score of 1.84, Malawi ranks number 44 among emerging markets and number 71 in the global power ranking.

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  • Africa

1.84 / 5

Power score


-41 places

Global power rank change


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71

Overview

Malawi has a power score of 1.84, which puts it at rank 71 in the global power ranking, and rank 44 in the emerging markets power ranking. In comparison to 2021, Malawi has improved in the power rankings by 3 places, from rank 74, to rank 71.

At 1.84, the power score of Malawi is better than the regional average of 1.54 in the Africa region.

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Malawi

Power

Power policy

Malawi implements policies in 3/6 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

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in Tariff
Net Metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Malawi has dropped from 107.34 USD/MWh in 2021 to 91.33 USD/MWh in 2022. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Malawi has fluctuated between 69.15 USD/MWh (2017) and 107.34 USD/MWh (2021).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Malawi in 2022 was in Large Hydro at 53.16%, down from 56.45% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2022 was Solar PV at 19.14%, up from 14.71 in 2021.

Installed capacity (in MW)

201420162018202020220100200300400500 MW

Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The largest electricity generating technology in Malawi in 2022 was Large Hydro, generating some 85.17% of electricity, down from 86.9% in 2021. The technology with the biggest increase in eletricity generation in 2022 was Solar PV at 11.01%, up from 8.88% in 2021.

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Investment in clean energy in Malawi was around $17.08 million in 2021, a decrease of 74.51% from 2019 ($67 million). Between 2018 and 2021, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2018 at $126.21 million, while the lowest was in 2021 with $17.08 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

Generation: Yes
Transmission: No
Retail: No

Type

Question

Availability

Wholesale power market

Does the country have a wholesale power market?

No

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

Yes

Type

Question

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?

No

Transport

Transport policy

Malawi does not implement any policies in any of the transport policy categories tracked by Climatescope.

Transport policies

Clean transport target
National ICE phase-out
EV purchase grant/loan incentive
EV VAT reduction/exemption
EV import tax reduction/exemption
EV income tax reduction/exemption
EV recurring tax reduction/exemption
EV charging infrastructure target
E-bus target

Type

Question

Availability

Fuel economy standards

Does the country have a fuel economy standard in place?

No
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