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Power Plants in Mali
Mali has 8 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 130th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 3 operating and 5 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 440 MW across 3 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Sanankoroba 200MW solar farm (200 MW).
The largest owner-operators are NovaWind (3), MAN Energy Solutions SE (1) and Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal (1) — NovaWind alone is named on 38% of them. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Sanankoroba 200MW solar farm (200 MW), under construction. They account for 50% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Mali.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- hydro340 MW
- oil100 MW
- solar0 MW +540 MW planned
- wind0 MW +151 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Mali
- Sanankoroba 200MW solar farm200 MW · solar · construction
- Manantali hydroelectric plant200 MW · hydro · 2002
- Kayes Botéguékourou wind farm151 MW · wind · 2026 · construction
- Sanankoroba 140MW solar farm140 MW · solar · proposed
- Gouina hydroelectric plant140 MW · hydro · 2022
- Sirakoro power station100 MW · oil · 2023
- Bougouni solar park100 MW · solar · 2028 · proposed
- Safo solar power plant100 MW · solar · 2026 · construction
Who owns Mali's power plants
- NovaWind3 38%
- MAN Energy Solutions SE1 13%
- Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal1 13%
- Rencore1 13%
- Société de Gestion de l’Energie de Manantali1 13%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Sanankoroba 200MW solar farm200 MW · solar · construction
- Kayes Botéguékourou wind farm151 MW · wind · 2026 · construction
- Sanankoroba 140MW solar farm140 MW · solar · proposed
- Bougouni solar park100 MW · solar · 2028 · proposed
- Safo solar power plant100 MW · solar · 2026 · construction
How Mali compares · power plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Mali?
- OverWatts maps 8 power plants in Mali — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 130th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Mali?
- Sanankoroba 200MW solar farm, at 200 MW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Mali's power plants have?
- About 440 MW operating across 3 plants, with a further 691 MW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
- Who owns the power plants in Mali?
- NovaWind is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 8 (38%). Next are MAN Energy Solutions SE (1), Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Sénégal (1) and Rencore (1).
- What new power plants are being built in Mali?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Sanankoroba 200MW solar farm (200 MW), Kayes Botéguékourou wind farm (151 MW) and Sanankoroba 140MW solar farm (140 MW).