Mali faces a critical energy access challenge. The national power access rate was 50% in 2019 (compared to 36.11% in 2015). The problem is particularly acute in rural areas with 21.12% access rate in 2019 (compared to 15.75% in 2015).
In 2019, Mali's energy mix was dominated by biofuels and wastes (65%) and oil products (32%), with coal and hydro accounting for the rest. In 2020, less than 5% of the population had access to clean cooking and 52% had access to electricity.
Despite political instability, Mali remains committed to energy sector reforms and climate mitigation targets. - Mali's Energy Companies: Mali's power sector faces challenges with state-owned EDM struggling financially due to high costs and losses, leading to frequent outages.
For clean cooking, Mali targets universal access by 2030. In recent years, the rate of access to electricity in Mali has surpassed 25%, thanks to a public focus on mini-grid solutions. The government of Mali now plans to increase hybridisation of its mini-grids by adding PV capacity to diesel power plants.
Whilst presently most biomass use is non-sustainable, Mali''s large agricultural base offers various possibilities for renewable energy production, in the form of biomass, biogas and biofuels (alcohol,
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resource potential Solar PV: Solar resource potential has been divided into seven classes, each representing a range of annual PV output per unit of ca. acity (kWh/kWp/yr). The bar chart shows the
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Energy du Mali (EDM), the national utility company, is overseeing construction of several large-scale photovoltaic plants, overcoming logistical delays to connect clean energy to the grid.
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Revised in October 2025, this map provides a detailed view of the power sector in Mali. The locations of power generation facilities that are operating, under construction or planned are
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Mali faces a critical energy access challenge. The national power access rate was 50% in 2019 (compared to 36.11% in 2015). The problem is particularly acute in rural areas with 21.12% access
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