Middle East and Africa Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2026

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"Middle East and Africa Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2026” is among the latest region specific policy reports from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist. The report covers 15 major countries in the Middle East and Africa region – Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ghana, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, and UAE. The report offers comprehensive information on major policies governing the renewable energy market in these countries. The report discusses renewable energy targets and plans along with the present policy framework, giving a fair idea of overall growth potential of the renewable energy industry. The report also provides major technology specific policies and incentives provided by the countries in the region.
The report is built using data and information sourced from industry associations, government websites, and statutory bodies. The information is also sourced through other secondary research sources such as industry and trade magazines.

Scope

The report covers policy measures and incentives used by Middle East and Africa to promote renewable energy.

The report details promotional measures in Middle East and Africa both for the overall renewable energy industry and for specific renewable energy technologies that have potential in the country.

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The report will enhance your decision making capability in a more rapid and time sensitive manner. It will allow you to:

Develop business strategies with the help of specific insights about policy decisions being taken for different renewable energy sources.

Identify opportunities and challenges in exploiting various renewable technologies.

Compare the level of support provided to different renewable energy technologies in the country.

Be ahead of competition by keeping yourself abreast of all the latest policy changes.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

1 Executive Summary

1.1 Yearly Highlights

– Algeria

– Angola

– Egypt

– Ghana

– Iran

– Israel

– Kenya

– Kuwait

– Morocco

– Nigeria

– Qatar

– Saudi Arabia

– South Africa

– Tanzania

– UAE

2 Renewable Energy Market, Algeria

2.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

2.2 Renewable Energy Targets

2.3 National Hydrogen Strategy

2.4 Renewable Energy Auctions

2.5 Feed in Tariffs for Wind and Solar

– Law on the Diversification of Power Generation Costs (REFIT)

2.6 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement

2.7 Foreign Investment Laws and Regulations

2.8 Algeria Renewable Energy Program (AREP)

3 Renewable Energy Market, Angola

3.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

3.2 Renewable Energy Targets

3.3 Hydrogen Energy

– National Green Hydrogen Strategy (Upcoming)

3.4 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

3.5 The General Electricity Act, 2014

– Law No. 6/25 of 23 July 2025

3.6 National Renewable Energy Strategy

3.7 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Law

– Feed in Tariff (FiT)

3.8 The Angola 2025 Long Term Strategy

3.9 The Angola 2050 Long Term Strategy

3.10 Sustainable Energy for All 2030 Goals

4 Renewable Energy Market, Egypt

4.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

4.2 Renewable Energy Targets

4.3 Nationally Determined Contribution

4.4 Egypt Vision 2030

– Egypt National Climate Change Strategy

4.5 Electricity Law No. 87 of 2015

4.6 Renewable Energy Law (Decree No. 203/2014)

4.7 Integrated Sustainable Energy Strategy (ISES) 2035

4.8 Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) Scheme

4.9 Reverse Auctions

4.10 Incentives for Renewable Energy Equipment

4.11 Net Metering Scheme

4.12 Waste to Energy Tariff

4.13 Sovereign Guarantee

4.14 Wheeling Schemes

4.15 Tax incentives for green energy investment.

– Green Hydrogen Law (Law No. 2 of 2024)

5 Renewable Energy Market, Ghana

5.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

5.2 Renewable Energy Targets

5.3 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

5.4 Renewable Energy Investment & Green Transition (REI & GT) Fund

5.5 Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF)

5.6 Renewable Energy Act

– Renewable Energy (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act 1045)

– Net Metering

– Feed-in Tariffs

– Renewable Energy Fund

5.7 National Energy Policy

– 2021 National Energy Policy

5.8 Renewable Energy Master Plan (REMP)

5.9 National Energy Transition Framework (NETF 2022–2070)

5.10 National Clean Energy Programme (NCEP)

5.11 National Energy Strategy

– Renewable Energy Development and Management Programme (REDP)

– Strategic National Energy Plan (SNEP)

5.12 Energy Sector Strategy and Development Plan (ESSDP)

5.13 Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll)

5.14 Ghana Energy Transition and Investment Plan (ETIP)

5.15 Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP)

6 Renewable Energy Market, Iran

6.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

6.2 Renewable Energy Targets

6.3 Renewable Portfolio Standards

6.4 Hydrogen Energy

6.5 Support for IPPs to Export Electricity to Neighbouring Countries

6.6 Feed-in Tariffs

6.7 Renewable Energy Development Fund

6.8 Call for Auction

6.9 Sixth Development Plan

6.10 Seventh Development Plan (2024-2028)

7 Renewable Energy Policy, Israel

7.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

7.2 Renewable Energy Targets

7.3 Independent Electricity Generation Policy

7.4 Government Decision 171/2021 – Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

7.5 Net Metering

7.6 Renewable Power Tenders/Auctions

– Innovative Solar Projects

– Regulation for Solar PV Rooftop installation on new buildings

– Israel Solar Energy Rooftop Program

– Israel Energy Storage Auction

8 Renewable Energy Policy, Kenya

8.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

8.2 Renewable Energy Targets

8.3 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

8.4 Energy Act 2019

8.5 Net Metering

8.6 Tax Incentives

8.7 Feed-in Tariff (FiT)

8.8 Renewable Energy Auctions Policy (REAP)

8.9 Least Cost Power Development Plan (LCPDP) 2021-2030

8.10 Green Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap

– Guidelines on Green Hydrogen and its Derivatives

9 Renewable Energy Market, Kuwait

9.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

9.2 Renewable Energy Targets

9.3 Kuwait’s Renewables and Hydrogen Roadmap 2050

9.4 Kuwait Strategy Energy and Renewable Energy Projects 2030-2050

9.5 Innovative Renewable Energy Research Program

9.6 Renewable Energy Building and Site Integration

9.7 Environmental Protection Law

9.8 Nationally Determined Contribution

9.9 Auctions

10 Renewable Energy Market, Morroco

10.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

10.2 Renewable Energy Targets

10.3 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

10.4 Hydrogen Energy

– Morocco Offer

10.5 Renewable Energy Development Law

– Law No. 58-15 (2016)

– Law 40-19 (2023)

10.6 Net-Metering Legislation

10.7 National Energy Strategy

10.8 Green Strategy 2035

10.9 Law of Self-Generation

10.10 Green Bonds

10.11 Morocco Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (MorSEEF)

10.12 Tatwir Green Growth Program

10.13 Industrial Recovery Plan 2021-2023

10.14 Morocco Wind Energy Program

10.15 Morocco Renewable Power Tenders

11 Renewable Energy Market, Nigeria

11.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

11.2 Renewable Energy Targets

11.3 Electricity Act 2023

11.4 Energy Transition Plan (ETP)

11.5 Feed-in Tariffs, Nigeria

11.6 Net Metering

11.7 Competitive Procurement

11.8 Green Bonds

11.9 Nigeria’s Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) program

– Solar Hybrid Mini Grid

– Standalone Solar Systems

11.10 Financial Incentives for Renewables

– Customs duty exemptions

– Tax holidays for manufacturers:

– Tax holidays on dividend incomes:

– Soft loans and low-interest loans:

12 Renewable Energy Market, Qatar

12.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

12.2 Renewable Energy Targets

12.3 Qatar’s National Renewable Energy Strategy

12.4 Qatar Third National Development Strategy 2024-2030 (NDS3)

12.5 Net Billing

12.6 Qatar’s Nationally Determined Contribution

12.7 Auctions

12.8 Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development

13 Renewable Energy Market, Saudi Arabia

13.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

13.2 Renewable Energy Targets

13.3 Hydrogen Energy

– Yanbu Green Hydrogen Hub

– NEOM Green Hydrogen Project

13.4 Saudi Vision 2030 and National Renewable Energy Program (NREP)

13.5 Renewable Energy Auction

13.6 Saudi Green Initiative

13.7 Net Metering

– Solar Small-Scale Regulatory Framework

13.8 National Industrial Cluster Development Program

13.9 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)

13.10 Greenhouse Gas Crediting and Offsetting Mechanism (GCOM)

14 Renewable Energy Market, South Africa

14.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

14.2 Hydrogen Energy

– Hydrogen Society Roadmap

– Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy

14.3 Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP)

– Auction Analysis

14.4 Integrated Energy Plan (IEP)

14.5 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)

14.6 South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM)

14.7 Net Metering

14.8 Net Billing

14.9 Rooftop PV Feed-in Tariff

– Small-Scale Embedded Generation (SSEG)

14.10 Local Content Requirement (LCR)

14.11 Tax incentives

– Carbon Tax

– Accelerated Depreciation Allowances

14.12 Green Fund

14.13 Eskom Just Energy Transition Project (EJETP)

15 Renewable Energy Market, Tanzania

15.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

15.2 Renewable Energy Targets

15.3 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)

15.4 The Finance Act 2025

15.5 Tanzania Energy Development Plan

15.6 Rural Energy Act, 2005

15.7 Net Metering

15.8 Electricity Act, 2008

15.9 Competitive Bidding Framework

15.10 Feed-in-Tariff

15.11 The Rural Energy Fund (REF)

15.12 Scaling up Renewable Energy Program

15.13 Power System Master Plan, 2012–2030

15.14 National Energy Policy, 2015

– National Energy Efficiency Strategy (2024–2034)

– National Energy Compact

15.15 National Rural Electrification Program

– Hamlet Electrification Project (HEP IIB)

16 Renewable Energy Market, the UAE

16.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview

16.2 Renewable Energy Targets

16.3 UAE Energy Strategy 2050

16.4 National Hydrogen Strategy 2050

16.5 Net Metering

16.6 Abu Dhabi Solar Rooftop Programme

16.7 Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030

16.8 Smart Dubai Initiatives

16.9 Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050

16.10 Green Building Code

16.11 Renewable Energy Auctions

16.12 UAE Climate Neutrality Strategy 2050

16.13 Clean Energy Certificate Scheme

16.14 UAE Wind Program

17 Appendix

17.1 Abbreviations

17.2 Methodology

– Coverage

– Secondary Research

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Table

List of Tables

Table 1: Renewable Energy Policy, Middle East, and Africa, 2025

Table 2: Solar PV (1GW) Auction Result, Algeria, 2021

Table 3: Solar PV (2GW) Auction Result, Algeria, 2023

Table 4: Solar PV Feed-in Tariffs, Algeria

Table 5: Wind Power Feed-in Tariffs, Algeria

Table 6: Private-to-Private (P2P) Green Energy Contracts Results, Egypt, 2025

Table 7: Feed-in Tariffs, Ghana

Table 8: Renewable Energy Master Plan, Ghana, 2019-2030

Table 9: Feed in Tariff, Iran, 2019

Table 10: Renewable Energy Auctions, Israel, 2017 – 2025

Table 11: Energy Storage Auction, Israel, 2025

Table 12: Key Provisions Under the Energy (Net-Metering) Regulations, 2024

Table 13: FiT Values for Small Renewable Projects below 10 MW, Kenya, 2021

Table 14: FiT Values for Small Renewable Projects above 10 MW, Kenya, 2021

Table 15: Result of 1st NREP Auction, Saudi Arabia, 2018

Table 16: Result of 2nd NREP Auction, Saudi Arabia, 2021

Table 17: Result of 3rd NREP Auction, Saudi Arabia, 2022

Table 18: Result of 4th NREP Auction, Saudi Arabia, 2023-2025

Table 19: Result of 5th NREP Auction, Saudi Arabia, 2024

Table 20: Result of 6th NREP Auction, Saudi Arabia, 2025

Table 21: Qualified Bidders for 7th NREP Auction, Saudi Arabia, 2026

Table 22: Appointment of 8 Preferred Bidders under REIPPPP Bid Window 7

Table 23:Additional Allocation of 6 Preferred Bidders under REIPPPP Bid Window 7

Table 24:Additional Allocation of 6 Preferred Bidders under REIPPPP Bid Window 7

Table 25: Capacity Awarded, South Africa, 2011-2025*

Table 26: Price Trend of Solar PV ($/kWh), REIPPPP, South Africa, 2011-2025

Table 27: Price Trend of Onshore Wind ($/kWh), REIPPPP, South Africa, 2011-2025*

Table 28: Legislated Carbon Tax Rate Path Until 2030 (Phase I), South Africa

Table 29: Standardized Solar PV Power Projects Tariff, Tanzania, 2025

Table 30: Abbreviations

Figures

List of Figures

Figure 1: Renewable Energy Auctions under REIPPPP, Awarded Capacity, South Africa, 2011-2025*

Figure 2: Price Trend of Solar PV Renewable Auctions under REIPPPP, South Africa, 2011-2025*

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