Electricity generation in Eastern Africa
Compare 2024 electricity production, renewable shares and low-carbon generation across Eastern Africa, with country-level grid and market references.
Electricity production by country in Eastern Africa
16 of 20 listed countries and territories report annual generation. Their available-country subtotal is 113.9 TWh in 2024. This is a sum of available observations, not an official or complete continent/region total. Country shares are shown separately; they are not averaged into a regional percentage.
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
| Country / territory | Generation (TWh) | Renewable (%) | Low-carbon (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia electricity production | 25.2 | 100 | 100 |
| Mozambique electricity production | 19.8 | 83.4 | 83.4 |
| Zambia electricity production | 19.7 | 87.5 | 87.5 |
| Kenya electricity production | 13.3 | 91.5 | 91.5 |
| Zimbabwe electricity production | 10.3 | 57.1 | 57.1 |
| Tanzania electricity production | 8.8 | 32.9 | 32.9 |
| Uganda electricity production | 5.8 | 97.1 | 97.1 |
| Mauritius electricity production | 3.4 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
| Madagascar electricity production | 2.4 | 42.4 | 42.4 |
| Malawi electricity production | 1.8 | 95.6 | 95.6 |
| Rwanda electricity production | 1.1 | 49.6 | 49.6 |
| Seychelles electricity production | 0.63 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
| Burundi electricity production | 0.49 | 75.5 | 75.5 |
| Eritrea electricity production | 0.45 | 11.1 | 11.1 |
| Somalia electricity production | 0.43 | 20.9 | 20.9 |
| Djibouti electricity production | 0.2 | 35 | 35 |
Coverage, geography and assumptions
This subregion follows the existing atlas country crosswalk, not a new statistical or electrical boundary. Each country’s full national observation is counted once within this group. Russia is assigned wholly to Europe and Türkiye to Asia; production is not split spatially. A parent group overlaps its subregions, so do not add those pages’ subtotals together.
Subtotals include reported zero values but exclude missing annual generation. They are calculated directly from source TWh, never inferred from installed MW, plant counts or capacity factors. The imported dataset excludes the provider’s regional aggregates; the World chart uses the provider’s separate World series, not a sum of these pages.
Electricity production is only one part of energy production: transport fuels, heat and primary energy are not included. Generation, consumption, electricity imports and installed capacity answer different questions.
4 missing annual generation observations
- British Indian Ocean Territory: atlas coverage and references
- Comoros: atlas coverage and references
- Mayotte: atlas coverage and references
- Réunion: atlas coverage and references
Source snapshot: 24 April 2026; common observation year: 2024. This page derives navigation and a subtotal from the published snapshot, not live measurements or a refreshed dataset. Editorial and review scope.
Grid operators and electricity markets in Eastern Africa
A geographic region is not one synchronous grid or one electricity market. Find the national or regional organisations, their stated roles and service areas, and the sources behind each country’s listing. Missing exchange links are not evidence that trading is absent.
| Country / territory | Listed grid organisations | Markets / power pools | Recorded structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Indian Ocean Territory grid operators and electricity market | No operator link verified | No exchange / pool link listed | No public grid |
| Burundi grid operators and electricity market | REGIDESO — EAPP listing | Eastern Africa Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Comoros grid operators and electricity market | SONELEC | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Djibouti grid operators and electricity market | Électricité de Djibouti — EAPP listing | Eastern Africa Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Eritrea grid operators and electricity market | Eritrean Electricity Corporation — government reference | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Ethiopia grid operators and electricity market | Ethiopian Electric Power | Eastern Africa Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Kenya grid operators and electricity market | KETRACO; Kenya Power | Eastern Africa Power Pool | Single buyer |
| Madagascar grid operators and electricity market | JIRAMA | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Malawi grid operators and electricity market | ESCOM | Southern African Power Pool | Single buyer |
| Mauritius grid operators and electricity market | Central Electricity Board | No exchange / pool link listed | Single buyer |
| Mayotte grid operators and electricity market | Électricité de Mayotte | No exchange / pool link listed | Island system |
| Mozambique grid operators and electricity market | Electricidade de Moçambique — SAPP listing | Southern African Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Réunion grid operators and electricity market | EDF Réunion | No exchange / pool link listed | Island system |
| Rwanda grid operators and electricity market | Rwanda Energy Group | Eastern Africa Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Seychelles grid operators and electricity market | Public Utilities Corporation | No exchange / pool link listed | Vertically integrated utility |
| Somalia grid operators and electricity market | BECO | Eastern Africa Power Pool | Island system |
| Tanzania grid operators and electricity market | TANESCO | Southern African Power Pool; Eastern Africa Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Uganda grid operators and electricity market | Uganda Electricity Transmission Company | Eastern Africa Power Pool | Single buyer |
| Zambia grid operators and electricity market | ZESCO | Southern African Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
| Zimbabwe grid operators and electricity market | ZETDC | Southern African Power Pool | Vertically integrated utility |
Operator references reviewed 2026-09-29. Recorded market structures are summaries, not current prices, licence registers or a claim of continent-wide uniformity. The linked country sections include source URLs and geographic limitations.
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