Guinea-Bissau energy mix & electricity
Power plants in Guinea-Bissau produced 80 GWh of electricity in 2024. The supply is entirely oil (100%).
The power system is very small (under 1 TWh a year), so it is not included in share-based world rankings. A single plant can change its mix dramatically from one year to the next.
Electricity generation by source in 2024
Share of electricity generation by source, with the change in percentage points over the last ten years.
| Source | TWh | Share | 10-yr Δ pp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | 0.08 | 100% | 0 |
| Total | 0.08 | 100% |
Guinea-Bissau: electricity in context
Power plants in Guinea-Bissau produced 80 GWh of electricity in 2024. That puts it in the same league as Vanuatu. The supply is entirely oil (100%).
Renewables supplied 0% of the electricity. That is 34 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for Africa (24.7%). Generating one kWh emits about 625 g CO₂e here (world average: 458 g). This is one of the more carbon-intensive grids in the world.
Over the past decade oil added more generation than any other source (+50 GWh since 2014, plus 0 percentage points of share). Overall, the renewable share has barely moved over ten years (a change of under one percentage point). Carbon intensity dropped from 667 to 625 g/kWh, a 6% cut.
Wind and solar have barely started in Guinea-Bissau: combined, they produce less than 1% of the power.
Generation per person is 36 kWh a year, 1% of the world average of 3,860 kWh. Guinea-Bissau does not trade electricity with other countries: the grid is not interconnected with any neighbour.
How the power mix has changed
Electricity generation by source since 2000. Switch to shares to see the structural shift independent of demand growth.
Power plants in Guinea-Bissau
The 1 power plants recorded in Guinea-Bissau add up to 0 GW of capacity, 100% of it Oil. The largest is Bissau at 18 MW. The database was last updated in 2021, so newer wind and solar farms and rooftop PV are under-represented.
Largest power plants
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity MW | Commissioned | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bissau | Oil | 18 | — | — |
Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Explore all 1 plants on the interactive power plant map.
Solar & wind farms: Guinea-Bissau
11 utility-scale facilities tracked by Global Energy Monitor (2026): 10 MW of solar and 0 MW of wind operating, plus 79 MW under construction or planned.
See them on the mapLargest solar & wind farms: Guinea-Bissau →
How does Guinea-Bissau compare?
Guinea-Bissau next to 6 neighbouring countries, plus regional and world averages. Click a column to sort; use “Compare” for full side-by-side charts.
| Country | Renewable % | Low-carbon % | Fossil % | gCO₂/kWh | kWh / person | Generation TWh | Mix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 0% | 100% | 625 | 36 | 0.1 | — | |
| Senegal | 19.8% | 19.8% | 80.2% | 540 | 412 | 7.6 | Compare | |
| Guinea | 75.2% | 75.2% | 24.8% | 181 | 273 | 4 | Compare | |
| Gambia | 0% | 0% | 100% | 667 | 185 | 0.5 | Compare | |
| Liberia | 54.4% | 54.4% | 45.6% | 316 | 102 | 0.6 | Compare | |
| Mauritania | 22.7% | 22.7% | 77.3% | 512 | 400 | 2.1 | Compare | |
| Cabo Verde | 30.8% | 30.8% | 69.2% | 462 | 991 | 0.5 | Compare | |
| Africa average | 24.7% | 25.5% | 74.5% | 544 | 635 | 962 | Compare | |
| World average | 33.8% | 42.6% | 57.4% | 458 | 3,860 | 31,772 | Compare |
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries
- World Resources Institute: Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0) — power plant locations and capacity
Electricity data: Ember and Energy Institute Statistical Review via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); latest year 2024. Power plants: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Rankings exclude systems under 1 TWh and values older than 2020. Figures may be revised by the original publishers.