Pathways to Electricity Access Expansion in South Sudan: Off-grid and Mini-grid Market Assessment
EED Advisory conducted a national off-grid and mini-grid market assessment of South Sudan, revealing that only 5.4% of South Sudanese have access to electricity. The research shows that 94.7% of households lack electricity, with only 1.8% connected to mini-grids, 0.03% using diesel generators, and 3.44% using off-grid technologies.
Title
Pathways to Electricity Access Expansion in South Sudan: Off-grid and Mini-grid Market Assessment
Author(s)
EED Advisory, ESMAP , The World Bank Group, and The SUDD Institute
Published
2024
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Download paperMost (98.3%) rural households in South Sudan lack electricity, yet 1.72% have access to off-grid solar products. Approximately 70% of households in urban areas lack electricity, while 30% have access via micro and mini-grids (13.99%) and solar PV technologies (16.21%).
The primary impediment to off-grid solar products in South Sudan is the high upfront cost, which is seen as a barrier by at least 70% of households in rural and urban areas. This barrier could be addressed by offering flexible payment options, with 54% of urban and 29% of rural households open to paying for solar solutions in installments. However, off-grid solar companies in South Sudan only offered flexible payment options to a few known NGO employees to avoid the high payment default risk (EED Advisory 2024).
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