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.

Reasons to Buy

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.

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1 Executive Summary

1.1 Yearly Highlights

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
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
3.4 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)
3.5 The General Electricity Act, 2014
3.6 National Renewable Energy Strategy
3.7 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Law
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
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.

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
5.7 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
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

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

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
10.5 Renewable Energy Development Law
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
11.10 Financial Incentives for Renewables

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
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
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
14.3 Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPPP)
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
14.10 Local Content Requirement (LCR)
14.11 Tax incentives
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
15.15 National Rural Electrification Program

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
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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

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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*

Middle East and Africa Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2026

Description

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Scope

Reasons to Buy

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary

2 Renewable Energy Market, Algeria

3 Renewable Energy Market, Angola

4 Renewable Energy Market, Egypt

5 Renewable Energy Market, Ghana

6 Renewable Energy Market, Iran

7 Renewable Energy Policy, Israel

8 Renewable Energy Policy, Kenya

9 Renewable Energy Market, Kuwait

10 Renewable Energy Market, Morroco

11 Renewable Energy Market, Nigeria

12 Renewable Energy Market, Qatar

13 Renewable Energy Market, Saudi Arabia

14 Renewable Energy Market, South Africa

15 Renewable Energy Market, Tanzania

16 Renewable Energy Market, the UAE

17 Appendix

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