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Power plants in South Sudan

7 power-plant records · 83 MW reported capacity

  • Solar 71%
  • Oil 29%
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South Sudan at a glance

Power-plant records
7
Reported capacity
83 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
1.8%
Most records
Solar, Oil
Capital
Juba

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in South Sudan

Island systemSmall isolated grid

Diesel and small solar plants; most people are not connected.

  1. GenerationLocal power station
  2. TransmissionIsland grid
  3. DistributionIsland utility
  4. CustomersSet tariffs

Who regulates

No separate independent regulator is listed: the government or the utility itself sets tariffs and technical rules.

Who controls the grid

State-owned SSEC serves Juba and a few towns.

Markets & power exchanges

No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.

Regional grid

  • Eastern Africa Power PoolRegional grid

    Member of the Eastern Africa Power Pool, which coordinates cross-border lines and power trade between eastern African utilities.

What does “Island system” mean?

A small grid that is not connected to a larger network. One utility typically runs generation and distribution, often relying on imported fuel, with solar and batteries increasingly added.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How South Sudan generates electricity

Electricity generated0.56 TWh
Renewable share1.8%
Low-carbon share1.8%
Carbon intensity642.9 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0 TWh
Wind0 TWh
Solar0.01 TWh
Bioenergy0 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas0 TWh
Other fossil0.55 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

South Sudan is in Middle Africa. Its landlocked geography makes cross-border connections an important part of its regional setting. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Juba
Languages
English
Region
Middle Africa

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 7 records for South Sudan. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

7 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

7 lack an owner/operator; 7 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in South Sudan

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Browse 7 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.