Market stage
Early-stage market where offshore wind activity is starting to form and the route to delivery is still emerging.
Niger
Niger offshore wind overview.
Niger is landlocked and offshore wind is not applicable. Its mapped renewable package focuses on the complete current utility-scale operating solar fleet at or above 5 MW.Africa27.9m people
At a Glance
Installed offshore wind
0 GW National target
Target not published yet Operational projects
No operational projects listed yet Pipeline capacity
Pipeline capacity coming soonPlanned, consented and in buildRenewables share
16%of installed capacityOffshore wind share
0%of installed capacityCapacity growth since 2020
45% Fastest-growing technology since 2020
Oil+96 MWMarket Readiness
Consenting window
Consenting timescale coming soon.
Electricity system
Societe Nigerienne d'Electricite operates the public electricity system, including the Gorou Banda and Malbaza solar plants, transmission links and numerous isolated local networks.
Grid context
Gorou Banda and Malbaza provide 37 MW of mapped operating solar. They cover every current utility-scale solar project at or above 5 MW and 86.05% of national solar capacity; the balance is small isolated hybrid capacity.
Largest Projects
No tracked projects listed yet.
Authorities
Authority details coming soon.