Guinea-Bissau’s energy mix is characterized by an extreme reliance on traditional biomass for total energy consumption and imported fossil fuels for its limited electricity generation.

Oil Products (15%): Entirely imported as refined products (diesel, gasoline, kerosene); the country has no indigenous production or refineries. Electricity (1%): Represents a tiny fraction of the total fuel share in final consumption. The country increasingly relies on the OMVG interconnection to import hydroelectricity from neighboring Guinea and Senegal via the West African Power Pool (WAPP).

Guinea-Bissau is positioning itself for a green hydrogen future by adopting the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Green Hydrogen Policy and Strategy Framework, which targets significant production capacities by 2030 and 2050. Pilot projects are emerging, such as plans to utilize solar power and electrolysis to serve the Bolama region. The broader ECOWAS strategy aims for 0.5 million tons of green hydrogen production by 2030, with a major scale-up planned by 2050.

As of 2026 there is no information indicating that Guinea-Bissau is producing green hydrogen by electrolysis of seawater.