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Issue 488 - 25 July 2023

At least 15GW of new capacity is expected from competitive auctions before 2027

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Issue 486 - 13 June 2023

Hybrid projects with battery storage to add an additional 4.1GW of capacity by 2025

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Issue 485 - 30 May 2023

Off-grid solar power generation capacity predicted to grow fourfold by 2027

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Issue 484 - 16 May 2023

Capacity of commercial and industrial plants due to grow 25% within two years

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Issue 483 - 03 May 2023

Massive potential for renewable energy only partially met in gas-addicted North Africa

Pin Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

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Issue 480 - 20 March 2023

Private projects to add 2.1GW of capacity in Central Africa by 2027

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Issue 479 - 06 March 2023

West Africa project pipeline mounts up, but can the plants be built?

Pin Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire

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Issue 478 - 21 February 2023

More than 13GW of publicly-procured power is expected online by 2027 in southern Africa

Pin Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Issue 477 - 07 February 2023

Mega-hydroelectric comes to fruition in East Africa with 8.8GW due online by 2027

Pin Kenya, Sudan, Madagascar, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania

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Issue 475 - 05 January 2023

On-grid liquid fuel plants retain importance amid energy transition

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Issue 474 - 13 December 2022

Natural gas expected to remain the dominant fuel for African power in 2027

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Issue 472 - 11 November 2022

Africa's coal power generation capacity expected to peak in 2024

Pin Botswana, Zimbabwe, Morocco, South Africa

Data trend archive

At least 15GW of new capacity is expected from competitive auctions before 2027

Hybrid projects with battery storage to add an additional 4.1GW of capacity by 2025

Off-grid solar power generation capacity predicted to grow fourfold by 2027

Capacity of commercial and industrial plants due to grow 25% within two years

Massive potential for renewable energy only partially met in gas-addicted North Africa

Private projects to add 2.1GW of capacity in Central Africa by 2027

West Africa project pipeline mounts up, but can the plants be built?

More than 13GW of publicly-procured power is expected online by 2027 in southern Africa

Mega-hydroelectric comes to fruition in East Africa with 8.8GW due online by 2027

On-grid liquid fuel plants retain importance amid energy transition

Natural gas expected to remain the dominant fuel for African power in 2027

Africa's coal power generation capacity expected to peak in 2024

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Rwanda and Burundi: Power infrastructure and data – October 2023

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