Guinea Bissau receives a capacity of 27.5 MW and an energy share of 167 GWh per year from the Kaléta (240MW) and Soaupiti (480MW) hydropower plants. The Power Purchase Agreement was signed in December 2019.
Table 1: Solar insulation in a horizontal plan in Guinea Bissau With a yearly average of over 5.8 Kwh/m2/day (table 1), GB should be able to take advantage of all solar energy applications.
Guinea Bissau: Power Sector Policy Note E XECUTIVE SUMMARY The electricity sector in Guinea Bissau is in the midst of a transformational reform towards a sustainable development characterized by reliable, greener and affordable service delivery.
The most ancient and still the most used today in African countries, is the wood coal and patches for cooking. In Guinea Bissau, it is the main source of biomass energy but not the only one. GB has recently started trying knew application of biomass energy.
In Bissau and Gabu, solar photovoltaic (PV) plants will help reduce the average cost of electricity and diversify the energy mix. Battery storage will help integrate this variable energy source into the grid. In Bafata, Gabu, and Cacheu, the PV plants will provide cheaper and cleaner local power generation than current diesel production.
By 2035, the average electricity generation cost in Guinea Bissau is estimated to be reduced to US$ 0.12/kWh. As part of the OMVG interconnection project, Guinea Bissau will benefit from the electricity production of hydroelectric projects under development in Guinea.