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Solar Energy in AFRICA

Global Horizontal Irridiation

The map shows the average horizontal irridiation for Africa in Wh/m2.

Much of Africa is well exposed to sunlight, but photovoltaic technology is generally too expensive at this time for suitable African applications. Morocco leads with 3 MWe installed capacity, followed by Egypt with 2 MWe and Senegal and South Africa with around 1 MWe each.
PV panels are also beginning to make a contribution in more remote areas where it may well be cheaper than alternatives such as diesel.

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Countries

Algeria | Angola | Burkina Faso | Benin | Botswana | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guines-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Lybia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

Related GENI Resources

Definition Solar Energy
Current Articles on Renewable Energy Resources and Transmission
National Energy Grid Maps

Links

SESSA (Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa, ISES)
Solar Energy for Africa (SEFA)
AFREC (African Energy Commission)