Port-au-Prince, January 31, 2026.- Meeting on Thursday, January 29, the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MTPTC) and the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANARSE) organized, in Port-au-Prince, a workshop on energy in Haiti (AREH). This strategic meeting aims to rebuild a sector in crisis, define a roadmap 2027-2032 and prepare the general energy states Horizon 2050, in a context marked by extremely limited access to electricity and a national energy transition emergency.
A critical energy sector
Organized by the MTPTC Energy Cell in collaboration with ANARSE, the AReh brought together representatives of the state, experts, private operators and technical partners around the major challenges of the Haitian energy sector. Participants included the Minister of MTPTC, Raphaël Hosty, the Director General of Electricity of Haiti (EDH), Jean Errol Morose, and several institutional frameworks.
According to Evenson Calixte, Director General of ANARSE, the diagnosis of the sector is alarming: less than 30% of the Haitian population has reliable access to electricity, for an estimated effective capacity of about 30 megawatts, while the national demand ranges from 500 to 800 MW. Added to this are technical and commercial losses of over 50%, ageing infrastructure, strong reliance on fossil fuels and fragmented governance, which hinder economic development and discourage investment.
A realistic roadmap to restore confidence
Faced with these structural challenges, the Energy Roadmap 2027-2032 aims to launch an irreversible electrification dynamic, without pretending to solve all the problems in five years. The central objective, according to the authorities, is to restore confidence through transparent and predictable governance, while laying the foundations for a more resilient, equitable and attractive electricity system for the private sector.
The plan envisages, inter alia, increasing the rate of national access to electricity from less than 30 per cent to at least 60 per cent by 2032, creating approximately 250,000 new connections, including 150,000 via decentralized solutions and increasing the reliable production capacity of networks outside Port-au-Prince to 75 MW. The energy mix should also incorporate at least 30 MW of solar energy.
Focus on solar and decentralized models
Speaker at the workshop, engineer Léonidas Pierre Davoust, coordinator of the MTPTC Energy Cell, stressed the need for flexibility in order to achieve the projects within a reasonable time. He stressed that the current initiatives were aimed at serving nearly 10,000 households, or about 50,000 people, while calling for collective mobilization to overcome institutional and technical barriers.
He also highlighted the country's strong solar potential: Haiti has an average of 5.5 hours of sunshine per day, compared to about 3 hours in Germany, yet one of the European leaders in solar energy. A powerful argument to accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Local experiences already underway
The workshop also shared concrete experiences in the production and distribution of decentralized electricity, notably with Sigora in the North-West (Môle Saint-Nicolas, Bombardopolis and Jean-Rabel), EARTHPARK, Enèji Pwòp in the South (Tiburon and Les Anglais) and CEAC, Coopérative d ́électricité de l'district des Côteaux, covering Côteaux, Roche-à-Bateau and Port-à-Piment.
A pivotal moment for the country's energy future
In a context of crisis as well as unprecedented opportunities, AReh aims to provide a forum for consultation to draw up an overview of the sector, share innovative models and develop a common vision of national electrification. « Our collective responsibility is to transform these challenges into concrete solutions for population and national development »stressed those responsible.
The institutional and political opening of the workshop reaffirmed the State's commitment to energy reform, including discussions on the regulatory framework, the modernisation of the EDH network and the introduction of prepaid meters. These projects are considered essential to chart the path towards a sustainable energy future for Haiti.
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